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monocotylous, a.|mɒnəʊˈkɒtɪləs|
[In sense 1 f. mod.L. monocotyl-us, f. Gr. µόνο-ς mono- + κοτύλ-η cup, cavity: see -ous. Cf. F. monocotyle.]
1. Zool. Having one vent or mouth (see quot.).
1856Mayne Expos. Lex., Monocotylus, applied by Blainville to a Family (Monocotyla) of the Entozoa myzocephala, comprehending those of which the body has but one vent: monocotylous.
2. Bot. Used for monocotyledonous.
1905Balfour Goebel's Organogr. Plants II. 327 The seedlings..have the ordinary leaf-form of monocotylous plants. |