monocot
Single seed leaf
Monocot is short for monocotyledon, a flowering plant whose seeds have a single embryonic leaf.
Grasses, palms, lilies, and orchids are monocots.
They typically have parallel leaf veins and flower parts in multiples of three.
The term contrasts with dicot, which has two seed leaves: Is corn a monocot or a dicot?
Showy tropical flower
- lilyTrumpet-shaped garden bloom
- tulipBulbous spring flower
- irisEye's pigmented disc
- daffodilYellow trumpet-shaped spring flower
hyacinth · amaryllis · gladiolus · crocus · freesia · calla lily · bird of paradise · peace lily
Cultivated yard vegetation
- bambooTall woody grass
- sugarcaneSucrose-yielding tropical grass
- ryegrassHardy turf species
- fescueFine-bladed pasture grass
bluegrass · bermudagrass · switchgrass · pampas grass · ornamental grass · turfgrass · pasture grass · sedge
Plant producing flowers, fruits
- monocotyledonSingle embryonic leaf plant
- flowering plantSeed-in-fruit producer
- dicotTwo-cotyledon plant
- gymnospermExposed-seed plant
orchid
Showy tropical flower
daffodil · hyacinth · amaryllis · gladiolus · crocus · freesia · calla lily · bird of paradise · peace lily · agapanthus
rice
Staple cereal grain
oats · sugarcane · sorghum · millet · bamboo · onion · garlic · leek · asparagus · pineapple
lawn grass
Cultivated yard vegetation
fescue · bluegrass · bermudagrass · switchgrass · pampas grass · ornamental grass · turfgrass · pasture grass · sedge · rush
fibrous roots
Many thin underground strands
angiosperm
Plant producing flowers, fruits
- monocotyledonSingle embryonic leaf plant
- flowering plantSeed-in-fruit producer
- dicotTwo-cotyledon plant
coconut palm
Drupe-bearing tropical tree
- date palmDesert tree bearing sweet fruit
- oil palmTropical tree yielding edible fat
- royal palmTall tropical ornamental tree
fan palm · sago palm · palmetto · rattan · frond · trunk · crown · drupe · palm heart · palm oil
- botanybotany, plants, plant biology, plant, plant anatomy
- plant biologyphotosynthesis, chloroplast, pollination, stamen, pistil
- seed plantsangiosperms, gymnosperms, conifers, gymnosperm, angiosperm
- flowersroses, flower, tulips, daisies, lilies
- plant anatomyroot, stem, leaves, stems, leaf
- Palmspalm tree, date palm, coconut palm, royal palm, fan palm