Monocotyledons

Flowering plants are sometimes grouped in dicotyledons and monocotyledons. Monocotyledons (or monocots) have just one embryonic leaf or cotyledon. The dicotyledons (also called dicots) have seeds with two embryonic leaves.

A time lapse of maize (or corn) seedlings emerging from the soil.

The maize seedlings is this short video belong to the monocotyledons.

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