monocotn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmɒnə(ʊ)kɒt/, U.S.

/ˈmɑnəˌkɑt/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: monocotyledon n.

Etymology: Shortened < monocotyledon n. Compare dicot n.

Botany.

A. n.

= monocotyledon n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > seed > plant having seed > [noun] > monocot, dicot, or polycotyleden

dicotyledon1727

monocotyledon1727

polycotyledon1828

dictyogen1841

monocot1854

homogen1866

dicot1877

monocotyl1877

1854 J. D. Hooker Let. 29 June in L. Huxley Life & Lett. J. D. Hooker (1918) I. xxiii. 446 Hence Monopetalous flowers are higher than polypetalous, inferior ovaries a higher type than superior, Dicotyledons than Monocot, Exogens than Endogens, &c.

1877 J. D. Hooker Let. 8 Feb. in L. Huxley Life & Lett. J. D. Hooker (1918) II. xxxix. 236 1. Monocots. 2. Dicots. a. Angiosp. b. Gymnosp.

1890 Athenæum 22 Nov. 702/1 Angiosperms are divided [by Dr. D. H. Campbell] into two ‘sub-classes’, thus placing the monocots and dicots on a lower level than the cycads.

1936 Amer. Bot. 42 104 (title) Water-lilies; monocots or dicots?

1967 Kew Bull. 21 342 Finally the monocots and dicots must be equally old, as is also apparent from the fossil record.

2000 Univ. Oxf. Bot. Garden News Winter 9/2 Another group used widely by the students are the monocots including the spectacular Amaryllis belladonna ‘Durban’.

B. adj.

= 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

1938 Jrnl. Ecol. 26 346 The rooting systems..belong to one of three main ecological types... Type 3 (monocot. type). Deep systems with little lateral spread.

1965 Ecology 46 439/2 Members of the monocot shrub grouping are conspicuous.

1992 Adv. in Plant Sci. 5 470 In all 26 weed species recorded, of these, 77 percent were monocot and majority of them belonged to the family Poaceae.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monocot
释义	monocotn.adj. Brit. /ˈmɒnə(ʊ)kɒt/, U.S. /ˈmɑnəˌkɑt/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: monocotyledon n. Etymology: Shortened < monocotyledon n. Compare dicot n. Botany. A. n. = monocotyledon n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > seed > plant having seed > [noun] > monocot, dicot, or polycotyleden dicotyledon1727 monocotyledon1727 polycotyledon1828 dictyogen1841 monocot1854 homogen1866 dicot1877 monocotyl1877 1854 J. D. Hooker Let. 29 June in L. Huxley Life & Lett. J. D. Hooker (1918) I. xxiii. 446 Hence Monopetalous flowers are higher than polypetalous, inferior ovaries a higher type than superior, Dicotyledons than Monocot, Exogens than Endogens, &c. 1877 J. D. Hooker Let. 8 Feb. in L. Huxley Life & Lett. J. D. Hooker (1918) II. xxxix. 236 1. Monocots. 2. Dicots. a. Angiosp. b. Gymnosp. 1890 Athenæum 22 Nov. 702/1 Angiosperms are divided [by Dr. D. H. Campbell] into two ‘sub-classes’, thus placing the monocots and dicots on a lower level than the cycads. 1936 Amer. Bot. 42 104 (title) Water-lilies; monocots or dicots? 1967 Kew Bull. 21 342 Finally the monocots and dicots must be equally old, as is also apparent from the fossil record. 2000 Univ. Oxf. Bot. Garden News Winter 9/2 Another group used widely by the students are the monocots including the spectacular Amaryllis belladonna ‘Durban’. B. adj. = 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 1938 Jrnl. Ecol. 26 346 The rooting systems..belong to one of three main ecological types... Type 3 (monocot. type). Deep systems with little lateral spread. 1965 Ecology 46 439/2 Members of the monocot shrub grouping are conspicuous. 1992 Adv. in Plant Sci. 5 470 In all 26 weed species recorded, of these, 77 percent were monocot and majority of them belonged to the family Poaceae. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1854
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