endorhiza

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. monocotyledon; monocot.

Word forms

endorhiza endorhizae

Etymology

From endo- + Ancient Greek ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”). So called because many monocotyledons have an endorhizal embryo.

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