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Monocotyledons are one of two categories of angiosperms (flower-producing plants). It has veins branching up and down the leaf, 1 cotyledon in the seed, and petals in multiples of 3. A dicot or dicotyledon has veins branching from a thick, center midrib, has 2 cotyledons in the seed, and petals in multiples 4 or 5.

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