plural monocots
Definition of monocot
: a chiefly herbaceous angiospermous plant (such as a grass, lily, or palm) having an embryo with a single cotyledon, usually parallel-veined leaves, and floral organs arranged in multiples of three : monocotyledon
Monocots account for a quarter of all flowering plants.— Caroline Brogan Scientists have long had trouble placing monocots, whose seeds contain just one embryonic leaf, on the plant family tree.— Elizabeth Pennisi
— often used before another noun monocot plants… major monocot crops such as barley, sorghum, maize, rice, wheat, and soybean. — Persistence Market Research
— compare dicot
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The first known use of monocot was in 1854
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