monocotyledonous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective (of a flowering plant) having a single cotyledon in the seed as in grasses and lilies

WordNet


Mon`o*cot`y*le"don*ous adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. monocotylédoné.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) Having only one cotyledon, seed lobe, or seminal leaf. Lindley.

Webster 1913