monocot
noun [ C ] biology specialized uk/ˈmɒn.əʊ.kɒt/ us/ˈmɑː.nə.kɑːt/
单子叶植物
a plant that has one cotyledon (= a leaf part inside the seed)
Sweet flag is a tall perennial wetland monocot with scented leaves. 白菖蒲是一种高大的多年生湿地单子叶植物，有香味。
Synonym: monocotyledon
Compare: dicot
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- Trees are dicots, palms are monocots.
- Yams are a monocot (a plant having one embryonic seed leaf).
- The monocots include about 60,000 species.
monocot
adjective biology specialized uk/ˈmɒn.əʊ.kɒt/ us/ˈmɑː.nə.kɑːt/
（植物）单子叶的
having one cotyledon (= a leaf part inside the seed)
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima. 稻米是单子植物水稻或光稃稻的种子。
Synonym: monocotyledonous
Compare: dicot
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- groupings of dicotyledonous (dicot), monocotyledonous (monocot) and total weeds
- the biomass of monocot weeds