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In monocots, there is a single slender seed leaf, appearing as a narrow blade.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
Angiosperms, or flowering plants that have seeds enclosed by an ovary or fruit, are broken into monocots (one seed leaf, like grasses, yuccas, greenbrier and palms) and dicots (with two seed leaves, like apples, cherries and dogwoods).
—Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 15 May 2021
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
Angiosperms, or flowering plants that have seeds enclosed by an ovary or fruit, are broken into monocots (one seed leaf, like grasses, yuccas, greenbrier and palms) and dicots (with two seed leaves, like apples, cherries and dogwoods).
—Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 15 May 2021
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“Seed leaf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seed%20leaf. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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