monocotyledones

• Klasse der bedecktsamigen Pflanzen, deren Embryo nur einen Keimblatt besitzt und deren Blätter meist parallelnervig sind; sie umfasst Gräser, Lilien, Palmen und Orchideen.

A taxonomic class of seed plants characterized by an embryo with a single cotyledon and leaves with parallel veins, encompassing grasses, lilies, palms, and orchids, and divided into subclasses such as Alismatidae, Arecidae, Commelinidae, and Liliidae.

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1. Class of flowering plantsC2formalscientific

   A group of seed plants whose embryos have only one cotyledon (seed leaf) and typically have parallel leaf veins. This class includes plants like grasses, lilies, palms, and orchids. It is divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae, Arecidae, Commelinidae, and Liliidae.

   Klasse der Blütenpflanzen

   • Monocotyledones includes many important agricultural crops such as rice, wheat, and corn.
   • Botanists classify orchids under the Monocotyledones due to their single cotyledon.
   • The leaves of Monocotyledones often display parallel venation, unlike dicots.

   Synonymeliliopsida