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Monocotyledon vs Pseudopetiole - What's the difference?

monocotyledon | pseudopetiole |

As nouns the difference between monocotyledon and pseudopetiole

is that monocotyledon is (botany) any plant whose seedlings typically have one cotyledon (seed leaf) (in contrast to the two cotyledons typical of dicots), thereby belonging to the taxonomic monocots, formerly variously known as , or liliopsida, a class in the angiospermae, the flowering plants this group include the grasses, lilies, orchids and palms while pseudopetiole is (label) the petiole of some monocotyledon leaves which is not part of the lower leaf zone.

monocotyledon

English

Noun

(wikipedia monocotyledon) (en noun)
  • (botany) Any plant whose seedlings typically have one cotyledon (seed leaf) (in contrast to the two cotyledons typical of dicots), thereby belonging to the taxonomic monocots, formerly variously known as , or Liliopsida, a class in the Angiospermae, the flowering plants. This group include the grasses, lilies, orchids and palms.

    • Usage notes

    * Outside definitions or strict taxonomic usage, (monocot) is the preferred form.

    Synonyms

    * monocot * liliopsid

    See also

    * dicotyledon

    pseudopetiole

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) The petiole of some monocotyledon leaves which is not part of the lower leaf zone.
  • (label) A petiole-like constriction of the lamina or similar organ (such as a phyllode or phylloclade).
  • (label) The morphologically distinct proximal section of a petiole to which stipules are attached.