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Monocotyledones, Monocotyledonae n. A class of plants comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves: grasses; lilies; palms; and orchids. It is divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and Liliidae.

Synonyms: class Monocotyledones, Monocotyledonae, class Monocotyledonae, Liliopsida, class Liliopsida.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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Words linked to "Monocotyledones" : Liliidae, class Liliopsida, Arecidae, class Monocotyledonae, order Alismales, Liliopsida, Monocotyledonae, Alismatidae, monocotyledon, division Anthophyta, endogen, class, Anthophyta, Alismales, monocot genus, liliopsid, division Magnoliophyta, subclass Commelinidae, Commelinidae, monocot, class Monocotyledones, Naiadales, subclass Liliidae, liliopsid genus, subclass Alismatidae, Magnoliophyta, subclass Arecidae, class Angiospermae, order Naiadales, Angiospermae