noun
- a flowering plant having an embryo with a single cotyledon, leaves with parallel veins, and flower parts typically in multiples of three
Usage: botanical
Examples
- Grasses, lilies, and orchids are all monocots.
- The corn plant is a typical monocot with long, narrow leaves.
- Monocots can be distinguished from dicots by their leaf venation patterns.
- Palm trees are large monocots found in tropical regions.
- The biology student learned to identify monocots by counting their flower petals.
- Rice and wheat are important food crops that belong to the monocot group.