Note: The plural, monocotyledons, is used as the name of a large class of plants, and is generally understood to be equivalent to the term endogens.
MONOCOTYLEDONOUS
Mon`o*cot`y*le"don*ous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. monocotylédoné.] (Bot.)
Defn: Having only one cotyledon, seed lobe, or seminal leaf. Lindley.
MONOCRACY
Mo*noc"ra*cy, n. Etym: [Mono- + -cracy, as in democracy.]
Defn: Government by a single person; undivided rule. Sydney Smith.
MONOCRAT
Mon"o*crat, n. Etym: [Cf. Gr.
Defn: One who governs alone.
MONOCROTIC
Mon`o*crot"ic, a. (Physiol.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or showing, monocrotism; as, a monocrotic pulse; a pulse of the monocrotic type.
MONOCROTISM
Mo*noc"ro*tism, n. Etym: [Gr. (Physiol.)