monocotyledon
a plant that has one embryonic seed leaf or cotyledon; contrast to dicotyledon
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
MONOCOTS
DICOTS
Embryo with single cotyledon
Embryo with two cotyledons
Pollen with single furrow or pore
Pollen with three furrows or pores
Flower parts in multiples of three
Flower parts in multiples of four or five ...
monocotyledon
A subclass of angiosperm plants based on anatomical characteristics. They tend to have:
narrow leaves ...
Monocots and Dicots
Of over 400 families of angiosperms, some 80 of them fall into a single clade, called monocots because their seeds have only a single cotyledon. The remainder are the dicots whose seeds have two cotyledons.
Monocot traits: ...
monocotyledon
[Gk. monos, single + kotyledon, a cup- shaped hollow]
A member of the class of flowering plants having one seed leaf, or cotyledon, among other distinguishing features; often abbreviated as monocot.
monoculture ...
monocots One of the two major types of þowering plants; characterized by having a single cotyledon, þoral organs arranged in threesd or multiples of three, and parallel-veined leaves; include grasses, cattails, lilies, and palm trees.
monocot
A subdivision of flowering plants whose members possess one embryonic seed leaf, or cotyledon. The grasses are a classic example of monocots.
Monocotyledones the Class (in Division Spermatophyta; Subdivision Angiospermae) of plants which have one nutrient storage area in their seeds
(mono = one; cotyl = cup‚ cavity‚ socket) ...
[edit] Monocot stems
The trunk of this redwood tree is its stem.
Vascular bundles are present throughout the monocot stem, although concentrated towards the outside.
Monocot stems have scattered vascular bundles. Dicot stems have their vascular bundles in a ring arrangement. Monocot stems have most of their vascular bundles near the outside edge of the stem.
Monocotyledons are different. For their leaves are held vertically, they will have the same number of stomata on the two epidermis.
monocotyledon A class of angiosperms in which the seedlings typically possess one cotyledon. Commonly abbreviated to monocot.
monoculture An agricultural system in which only one crop species is cultivated.
The two major groups of angiosperms are the monocots and dicots. The monocots have only one food storage organ called a cotyledon in their seeds while the dicots have two.
Angiosperms can be divided into monocots and dicots. Each of these types of plants have several characters that distinguish them from other plants. Traits are not mixed and matched in groups of organisms.
They are divided into two subclasses: Dicots (Magnoliopsida such as magnolia, dandelion, roses, violet) and Monocots (Liliopsida such as lilly, iris, orchid, grasses).
Their flowers are used in reproduction. Angiosperms evolved 125 million years ago and became the dominant plants about 100 million years ago. Angiosperms are divided into the monocots (like corn) and dicots (like beans).
They have flowers with petals in numbers of four and five. They also have really complex leaves with veins all over, not long like monocots. Some examples of dicots are roses, sunflowers, cacti, apple, and cherry plants.
 See also: Plant, Cells, Tissue, Flower, Trans
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