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monocotyledonous

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to a flowering plant having a seed with one embryonic leaf (a single cotyledon).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adjective

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: dicotyledonous

History

Etymology

From mono- + cotyledon + -ous.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Greek: μονοκοτυλήδονος (monokotylídonos) — of or pertaining to a flowering plant having a seed with one embryonic leaf (a single cotyledon)
  • Russian: однодо́льный (odnodólʹnyj) — of or pertaining to a flowering plant having a seed with one embryonic leaf (a single cotyledon)
  • Spanish: monocotiledóneo — of or pertaining to a flowering plant having a seed with one embryonic leaf (a single cotyledon)
  • Tagalog: sambindahunin — of or pertaining to a flowering plant having a seed with one embryonic leaf (a single cotyledon)