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Monocotyledones, Monocotyledonae n. A class of plants comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves: grasses; lilies; palms; and orchids. It is divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and Liliidae.

Synonyms: class Monocotyledones, Monocotyledonae, class Monocotyledonae, Liliopsida, class Liliopsida.

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Etymology of 'Monocotyledones'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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Words linked to "Monocotyledones" : class Angiospermae, division Magnoliophyta, monocot genus, liliopsid genus, class Monocotyledones, Naiadales, Liliidae, subclass Arecidae, monocotyledon, class, Arecidae, Anthophyta, Magnoliophyta, Alismales, class Monocotyledonae, Commelinidae