Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Monocotyledonae

Monocotyledonae , proper noun

A class of plants comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves: grasses; lilies; palms; and orchids. It is divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and Liliidae.

Also: Monocotyledones