endogen

endogen

(ˈɛndəʊˌdʒɛn) n (Botany) a former name for monocotyledon

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Noun

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endogen - a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its insideliliopsid, monocot, monocotyledonangiosperm, flowering plant - plants having seeds in a closed ovaryclass Liliopsida, class Monocotyledonae, class Monocotyledones, Liliopsida, Monocotyledonae, Monocotyledones - comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves: includes grasses and lilies and palms and orchids; divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and Liliidae