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MONOCOT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside
Synonyms:
endogen; liliopsid; monocot; monocotyledon
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("monocot" is a kind of...):
angiosperm; flowering plant (plants having seeds in a closed ovary)
Holonyms ("monocot" is a member of...):
class Liliopsida; class Monocotyledonae; class Monocotyledones; Liliopsida; Monocotyledonae; Monocotyledones (comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves: includes grasses and lilies and palms and orchids; divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and Liliidae)