different between monocot vs monocotyledon

monocot

English

Noun

monocot (plural monocots)

  1. (botany) Alternative form of monocotyledon

Usage notes

  • This is the preferred form outside definitions or strict taxonomic usage.

Anagrams

  • con moto

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monocotyledon

English

Etymology

mono- +? cotyledon

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?m?n??k?t??li?d?n/

Noun

monocotyledon (plural monocotyledons)

  1. (botany) 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.

Usage notes

  • Outside definitions or strict taxonomic usage, monocot is the preferred form.

Synonyms

  • (plant with single seed leaf): monocot, liliopsid

Hyponyms

  • (plant with single seed leaf): grass, lily, orchid, palm

Translations

See also

  • dicotyledon
  • monocots

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