monocotyledon Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside
    monocot; endogen; liliopsid.

WordNet

Mon`o*cot`y*le"don noun
Etymology
Mono- + cotyledon: cf. F. monocotylédone.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A plant with only one cotyledon, or seed lobe. ✍ The plural, monocotyledons, is used as the name of a large class of plants, and is generally understood to be equivalent to the term endogens.

Webster 1913