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Adjective: monocotyledonous  ,mó-nu,kó-tu'lee-d(u)n-us
  1. (of a flowering plant) having a single cotyledon in the seed as in grasses and lilies
    "Corn and wheat are monocotyledonous plants"

Antonym: dicotyledonous

Encyclopedia: Monocotyledonous