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Embryo with single cotyledonPollen with single furrow or poreFlower parts in multiples of threeMajor leaf veins parallelStem vacular bundles scatteredRoots are adventitiousSecondary growth absent

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There is no secondary growth in monocots hence stem is narrow . .

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