monocotyledones meaning and definition

MONOCOTYLEDONES noun

Definition of Monocotyledones (noun)

1. 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
   • synonyms: class Liliopsida, class Monocotyledonae, class Monocotyledones, Liliopsida, Monocotyledonae