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MONOCOTYLEDONOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of a flowering plant) having a single cotyledon in the seed as in grasses and lilies
Classified under:
Domain category:
flora; plant; plant life ((botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)
Antonym:
dicotyledonous ((of a flowering plant) having two cotyledons in the seed)
Derivation:
monocotyledon (a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside)
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