Monocots vs Dicots

MONOCOTS

Embryo with single cotyledon (seed leaf)

Pollen with single furrow or pore

Petals, stamens, or other flower parts in multiples of three

Major leaf veins parallel

Stem vacular bundles scattered

Roots are adventitious

Secondary growth (wood and bark) absent

DICOTS
Embryo with two cotyledons
Pollen with three furrows or pores
Flower parts in multiples of four or five
Major leaf veins reticulated
Stem vascular bundles in a ring
Roots develop from radicle

Secondary growth often present
from https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss8/monocotdicot.html

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