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MONOCOT [1 record]

Record 1 1998-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Plant Biology
OBS

An angiosperm whose seed contains a single, parallel-veined embryonic leaf. Such a plant usually has flowering parts in threes, parallel leaf venation, and monocolpate pollen. Examples include grasses, palms, and lilies. Monocotyledons range from the Cretaceous.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Biologie végétale
OBS

Classe d'angiospermes dont la graine possède une plantule à un seul cotylédon, et comprenant les graminées, les orchidées, les palmiers, les liliacées, etc.

Spanish

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