Question

What are dicot and monocot plants?

Answer 1

The plant which contains one cotyledon is known as monocot. The plant which contains two cotyledons is known as dicot

Answer 2

According to the number of cotyledons we can classify the plants into two categories.

1) Monocot plants : These plants have only one cotyledon . (mono means one)

On the other hand,

2) Dicot plants : These plants have two cotyledons. ( Di means two)

We can also classify the plants according to the further increasing numbers of cotyledons.