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Monocot Vs Dicot: Dicotyledonous and Monocotyledonous <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Plants can be classified in several different ways: by the type of flower, by the size they reach once adults, by the shape of their leaves … But, in botany, there is a classification that is used a lot and is to differentiate plants between monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is the meaning of these two words? How are they different from each other?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Monocotyledonous Plants<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Monocotyledons are flowering plants (angiosperms) that are characterized by having a single cotyledon, that is, when germinating only one single primitive leaf comes out, instead of two. But the interesting thing does not end here, but that this difference goes beyond how many leaves sprout when the seed germinates. In fact, its growth is very different from that of dicotyledons. I explain why:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This type of plants do not have a true secondary growth, that is, they do not have a real trunk, and if you cut it, you do not see the annual rings that you would see in the trees or shrubs. Why? Because they do not have cambium, which is a meristematic plant tissue located between the bark and the wood, composed of a layer of embryonic cells. Without it, monocots can not produce wood, so the increase in their height occurs in a different way: broadening internodes as they grow<\/strong> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n