DENDROLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -branching veins. Both monocots and dicots form different leaves. Monocot leaves are characterized by their parallel veins, while dicots form “branching veins.” Leaves are another important structure of the plant because they are in charge of feeding the plant and carrying out the process of photosynthesis.

Detailed explanation-2: -The number of cotyledons (seed leaves) distinguishes whether a seed is a monocot or dicot. Monocots have one cotyledon and dicots have two. In most dicot seeds, the cotyledons store the food that the seed will use to grow until it gets its first true leaves and begins to make its own food.

Detailed explanation-3: -Eudicots have two cotyledons in their seeds, netted venation in their leaves (Figure 8.1. 4), flower parts in multiples of 4 or 5 (4-merous or 5-merous, see Figure 8.1. 5), and vascular bundles in the stem arranged in a radial pattern like spokes of a wheel.