DENDROLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The seeds containing a single cotyledon is called a monocot seed, which germinates to produce a monocotyledonous plant. As the monocot seed germinates, it produces a single leaf on the shoot. Examples: wheat, rice and corn.

Detailed explanation-2: -Monocots have one cotyledon, and dicots have two. Monocots and dicots differ in several other major ways, as well. For example, monocots (ex. lilies) have flower parts that appear in groups of three, and dicots (ex.

Detailed explanation-3: -Whereas monocots have one cotyledon (vein), dicots have two. This small difference at the very start of the plant’s life cycle leads each plant to develop vast differences.