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発音

• IPA: /ˌmɒnəˌkɒtɪˈliːdən/
• 韻: -iːdən

名詞

monocotyledon (plural monocotyledons)

1. (botany) Any plant whose seedlings typically have one cotyledon (seed leaf) (in contrast to the two cotyledons typical of dicots), thereby belonging to the taxonomic monocots, formerly variously known as Monocotyledones, Monocotyledonae, or Liliopsida, a class in the angiosperms (Angiospermae), the flowering plants.
   • 2011 November 18, Lauri Kaila, Elachistine Moths of Australia: (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae) (Animal & Veterinary Science)‎:

     Elachistine moths are the world’s most species-rich group of Lepidoptera that specialize on monocotyledon plants, especially grasses and sedges.

使用する際の注意点

• Outside definitions or strict taxonomic usage, monocot is the preferred form.

同意語

• (plant with single seed leaf): monocot, liliopsid

下位語

• (plant with single seed leaf): grass, lily, orchid, palm

参考

• dicotyledon
• monocots