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monocotyledon en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌmɑnəˌkɑ.təˈli.dən/ General American, Atlantic Canadian
• /ˌmɒnəˌkɒtɪˈliːdən/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
• [ˌmɑnəˌkɑ.ɾəˈli.dən] General American, Atlantic Canadian
• /ˌmɒnəˌkɒtɪˈliːdən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English cotyledon English monocotyledon From mono- + cotyledon.

Meanings

1. 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.
   • Elachistine moths are the world’s most species-rich group of Lepidoptera that specialize on monocotyledon plants, especially grasses and sedges. 2011 November 18, Lauri Kaila, Elachistine Moths of Australia: (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae) (Animal & Veterinary Science):

Forms

Hyponyms

lily (plant with single seed leaf) · palm (plant with single seed leaf) · grass (plant with single seed leaf) · orchid (plant with single seed leaf)

Relateds

dicotyledon · monocots

Synonyms

monocot (plant with single seed leaf) · liliopsid (plant with single seed leaf)

Translations (48)

lv viendīgļlapji (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · qu ch'ulla phutuy raphiyuq (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · to lautengaʻitaha (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · fi yksisirkkaiset (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · pt monocotiledônea (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · is einkímblöðungar (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · da enkimbladede (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · te ఏకదళబీజాలు (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · es monocotiledónea (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · fa تکلپهای (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · fr monocotylédone (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · et üheidulehelised (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · jv ꦠꦼꦠꦤ꧀ꦢꦸꦫꦤ꧀ꦮꦶꦗꦶꦠꦸꦁꦒꦭ꧀ (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · el μονοκοτυλήδονο (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · no enfrøbladet plante (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · th พืชใบเลี้ยงเดี่ยว (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · ta ஒருவித்திலையி (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · lt vienaskilčiai (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · ro monocotiledonă (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · tl sambin (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · nl eenzaadlobbige (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · be аднадольныя (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · ka ერთლებნიანები (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · vi thực vật một lá mầm (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · kk дара жарнақтылар (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · tl sambindahon (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · de einkeimblättrigen (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · hi एकबीजपत्री (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · el μονοκοτυλήδονα (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · nb enfrøbladinger (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · ne एकदलीय वनस्पति (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · es monocotiledón (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · pt monocotiledónea (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · sl enokaličnice (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · cs jednoděložné (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · sk jednoklíčnolistové (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · bg едносемеделни (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · ja 単子葉植物 (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · hu egyszikűek (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · kmr yekqalikan (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · fo einnælingur (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · ko 외떡잎식물 (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · az birləpəlilər (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · ru однодольные (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · ko 단자엽식물 (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · uk однодольні (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · pl jednoliścienne (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) · sh jednosupnice (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida)