monocotyledones

• Classe taxonomique de plantes à graines caractérisée par un embryon à une seule cotylédon et des feuilles à nervures parallèles, englobant les graminées, les liliacées, les palmiers et les orchidées, et divisée en sous-classes telles que Alismatidae, Arecidae, Commelinidae et Liliidae.

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.

   Monocotylédones

   • 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.

   Synonymesliliopsida