| liliopsid | n. A flowering plant. |
| Liliopsida | n. A class comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves. It includes the grasses; lilies; palms; and orchids. It is divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and Liliidae. |
| monocot | (n) a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside, Syn. liliopsid, endogen, monocotyledon |
| monocot family | (n) family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed, Syn. liliopsid family |
| monocot genus | (n) genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed, Syn. liliopsid genus |
| monocotyledones | (n) 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, Syn. Liliopsida, class Monocotyledones, Monocotyledonae, class Monocotyledonae, class Liliopsida |
| liliopsid | n. A flowering plant. |
| Liliopsida | n. A class comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves. It includes the grasses; lilies; palms; and orchids. It is divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and Liliidae. |