noun
- a flowering plant having a single cotyledon (seed leaf); a monocot
Usage: botanical term; also called monocotyledon
Examples
- Grasses and orchids are examples of monocotyl plants.
- The monocotyl has parallel leaf veins, unlike dicots.
- Corn is a monocotyl crop widely grown for food.
- Monocotyl seeds contain only one embryonic leaf.
- Lilies and palms are common monocotyl species.