monocotyleadj.
/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈkɒtʌɪl/, U.S. /ˌmɑnəˈkɑd(ə)l/ Botany. rare.
= monocotyledonous adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > seed > plant having seed > [adjective] > mono-, di-, or polycotyledonous
monocotyledonous1770
dicotyledonous1785
polycotyledonous1800
monocotyle1828
monocotyledonous1849
dictyogenous1852
dicotyledonary1870
monocotylous1905
monocot1938
polycotyledonary1989
monocotyl1995
1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Monocotyle, Monocotyledonous, having only one seed-lobe or seminal leaf. Martyn. Milne.
1998 Environmental Sci. & Pollution Res. Internat. 5 83 Metabolism in cell suspension cultures strongly differed between the monocotyle and the dicotyle plant.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
adj.1828- stuffing stick
- stuffing wheel
- stuffing work
- stuffing-box
- stuffing-gland
- stuffingbox
- stuffinggland
- stuffings
- stuffless
- stuffly
- stuffmaker
- stuffmanufacture
- stuffmanufacturer
- stuffmelter
- stuffover
- stuffpresser
- stuffpump
- stuffs
- stuffs of war
- stuffseller
- stuffshovel
- stuffure
- stuffweaver
- stuffweaving
- stuffy