adjective
- Having or consisting of a single stele (the central vascular cylinder of a plant stem).
Usage: botany; technical
Examples
- The monostelic stem of the fern contains one continuous vascular bundle.
- In monostelic plants, the xylem and phloem are organized within a single stele.
- Early botanists distinguished monostelic from polystelic plant structures.
- The monostelic condition is common in many herbaceous plants.