monocotyledon

Noun. (botany) Any plant belonging to the ''Monocotyledones'' (also written ''Monocotyledonae)'' or ''Liliopsida'', a class in the ''Angiospermae'', the flowering plants. This group include the grasses, lilies, orchids and palms.

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