MONOCOTYLEDONOUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does monocotyledonous mean? 

• MONOCOTYLEDONOUS (adjective)
  The adjective MONOCOTYLEDONOUS has 1 sense:

1. (of a flowering plant) having a single cotyledon in the seed as in grasses and lilies

  Familiarity information: MONOCOTYLEDONOUS used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MONOCOTYLEDONOUS (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of a flowering plant) having a single cotyledon in the seed as in grasses and lilies

Domain category:

flora; plant; plant life ((botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)

Antonym:

dicotyledonous ((of a flowering plant) having two cotyledons in the seed)

Derivation:

monocotyledon (a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside)