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nouna monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its insidetype of:
Definition that contains monocotyledon
- phoenix a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa
- euterpe a monocotyledonous genus of graceful palm trees in tropical America
- genus hexalectris a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae
- genus corozo a monocotyledonous genus of tropical American palm trees
- genus anigozanthus genus of monocotyledonous plants with curious woolly flowers on sturdy stems above a fan of sword-shaped leaves; includes kangaroo's paw and Australian sword lily; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae
- subclass alismatidae one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises about 500 species in 14 families of aquatic and semiaquatic herbs
- mayacaceae a monocotyledonous family of bog plants of order Xyridales
- dactylis a monocotyledonous grass of the family Gramineae (has only one species)
- belamcanda a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae
- genus strekelia a monocotyledonous genus of the amaryllis family