n. Any plant belonging to the Monocotyledones (also written Monocotyledonae) or Liliopsida, a class in the Angiospermae, the flowering plants. This group include the grasses, lilies, orchids and palms.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A plant with only one cotyledon, or seed lobe; a member of the Monocotyledonae.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A monocotyledonous plant; an endogen. See endogen, and cut under cotyledon.
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n. a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside
Word Usage
"To date three volumes have been published covering ferns and fern allies, orchids and gymnosperms and non-orchid monocotyledon."