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monocot
monocotyledon
liliopsid
endogen
Definition: a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside
Definition: Any plant whose seedlings typically have one cotyledon (seed leaf) (in contrast to the two cotyledons typical of dicots), thereby belonging to the taxonomic monocots, formerly variously known as Monocotyledones, Monocotyledonae, or Liliopsida, a class in the angiosperms (Angiospermae), the flowering plants.