What does monocot and dicot mean?

Answer 1

Monocotyl: Fibrous root system; no cambium; no branches; parallel leaf veins; flower petals - multiple of 3; one cotyledon (MONOcotyl);

Dicotyl: Tap root system; cambium; branches; branching leaf veins; flower petals are a multiple of 4 or 5; two cotyledons (DIcotyl)

Answer 2

• Monocot and dicot are short for monocotyledon and dicotyledon. Mono- means one, and monocots have one cotyledon. Di- means two, and dicots have two cotyledons.

Answer 3

A monocotyledonous plant, aplant that produces seeds that have onlyone cotyledon.

Answer 4

in monocot plant seed cannot be divided in to equal half eg:- rise, where as in dicot plant seed can be divided in to equal half eg:- wheat.