Class Monocotyledones (Noun)
Meaning
Comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves: includes grasses and lilies and palms and orchids; divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and Liliidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The classification of flowering plants led to the establishment of the class Monocotyledones, which encompasses a wide variety of species.
- Monocotyledones, a class of seed plants, can be distinguished by their embryo's single cotyledon and unique leaf venation patterns.
- In the context of plant taxonomy, the class Monocotyledones is often contrasted with the class Dicotyledones, which have two cotyledons in their embryos.
- Botanists recognize the class Monocotyledones as a distinct group of plants that includes many economically important species, such as grasses and orchids.
- The class Monocotyledones is further divided into four subclasses, each representing a distinct lineage of monocotyledonous plants.