monocotyledon
/mon-uh-kot-l-eed-n/US // ˌmɒn əˌkɒt lˈid n //UK // (ˌmɒnəʊˌkɒtɪˈliːdən) //
单子叶植物,单子叶,单子叶子,单叶植物
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Botany.
- : an angiospermous plant of the class Monocotyledones, characterized by producing seeds with one cotyledon and an endogenous manner of growth.
Examples
The term monocotyledon is applied to these plants because the embryo has only one cotyledon or seed-leaf.
The case described in your last letter of the trimorphic monocotyledon Pontederia is grand.
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