The Collaborative International Dictionary
Monocotyledonous
Monocotyledonous \Mon`o*cot`y*le"don*ous\, a. [Cf. F.
monocotyl['e]don['e].] (Bot.)
Having only one cotyledon, seed lobe, or seminal leaf.
--Lindley.
Wiktionary
monocotyledonous
a. (context botany English) Of or pertaining to a flowering plant having a seed with one embryonic leaf (a single cotyledon).
WordNet
monocotyledonous
adj. (of a flowering plant) having a single cotyledon in the seed as in grasses and lilies [ant: dicotyledonous]
Usage examples of "monocotyledonous".
With germinating monocotyledonous seeds, of which, however, we did not observe a large number, the plumules, for instance, those of Asparagus and Canna, are straight whilst breaking through the ground.