noun
- A flowering plant having a single cotyledon (seed leaf); a monocot.
Usage: Also called monocotyledon. Common in botanical and educational contexts.
Examples
- Grasses and orchids are examples of monocotyl plants.
- The monocotyl has only one leaf emerging from the seed during germination.
- Monocotyl species make up about one-quarter of all flowering plants.
- Corn is a monocotyl crop widely grown for food production.
- Botanists classify lilies as monocotyl plants based on their seed structure.