MONOCOTYLEDON


Meaning of MONOCOTYLEDON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌmä-nə-ˌkä-tə-ˈlē-d ə n ]

noun

Etymology: ultimately from New Latin mon- + cotyledon cotyledon

Date: circa 1727

: any of a class or subclass (Liliopsida or Monocotyledoneae) of chiefly herbaceous angiospermous plants having an embryo with a single cotyledon, usually parallel-veined leaves, and floral organs arranged in cycles of three — compare dicotyledon

• mono·cot·y·le·don·ous -d ə n-əs adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.