Translations:AY Honors/Seeds - Advanced/Answer Key/20/en

Comparison of a monocot (left) and dicot (right) sprouting

In monocotyledons (or simply monocots), the seed embryo has one cotyledon while the embryo of the dicotyledon (or dicot) has two. The major leaf veins in a monoct are parallel, but they are branched in a dicot. The flower parts (petals, sepals, etc.) in monocots are multiples of three while in dicots are multiples of four or five.