monocotyledon
monocotyledon
[ˌmɒnə(ʊ)kɒtɪˈliːd(ə)n]
noun
monocotyledonous
adjective
[ˌmɒnə(ʊ)kɒtɪˈliːd(ə)n]
noun
- (Botany)a flowering plant with an embryo that bears a single cotyledon (seed leaf). Monocotyledons constitute the smaller of the two great divisions of flowering plants, and typically have elongated stalkless leaves with parallel veins (e.g. grasses, lilies, palms)
(植)单子叶植物。 比较 dicotyledon - Class Monocotyledoneae (or -donae, -dones; sometimes Liliopsida), subdivision Angiospermae
单子叶植物纲，被子植物亚门
monocotyledonous
adjective
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