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- noun (Bot.) Any monocotyledonous plant; -- so named because many monocotyledons have an endorhizal embryo.
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- noun botany Any
monocotyledonous plant .
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From Ancient Greek within + root. So called because many monocotyledons have an endorhizal embryo.
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