monocotyledonous

adjective

(of a flowering plant) having a single cotyledon in the seed as in grasses and lilies

Roots

monosmono- · Greek · single, one kotyledoncotyledon- · Greek · cup-shaped hollow, seed leaf osus-ous · Latin · full of, having

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The word monocotyledonous breaks down into 3 roots of Greek and Latin origin: mono-, from Greek monos (“single, one”); cotyledon, from Greek kotyledon (“cup-shaped hollow, seed leaf”); and -ous, from Latin osus (“full of, having”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.