monocotyledonous
adjective
monocotyledonous is spelled M-O-N-O-C-O-T-Y-L-E-D-O-N-O-U-S: 16 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, monocotyledonous means “Of or pertaining to a flowering plant having a seed with one embryonic leaf (a single cotyledon)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in monocotyledonous?
| Letters | 16: M-O-N-O-C-O-T-Y-L-E-D-O-N-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is monocotyledonous?
Monocotyledonous appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What does monocotyledonous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to a flowering plant having a seed with one embryonic leaf (a single cotyledon).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Monocotyledonous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to a flowering plant having a seed with one embryonic leaf (a s:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | monocotiledóneo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does monocotyledonous come from?
From mono- + cotyledon + -ous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).