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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, endogen, Angiospermae, monocot, class Liliopsida, Anthophyta, division Anthophyta, monocotyledon, Commelinidae, Liliidae, order Alismales, Arecidae, class Monocotyledonae, liliopsid, Alismales, division Magnoliophyta, Monocotyledonae, class Monocotyledones, Alismatidae, subclass Arecidae, liliopsid genus, Liliopsida, class, subclass Liliidae, Naiadales, subclass Commelinidae, subclass Alismatidae, Magnoliophyta