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
Site with pictures
http://theseedsite.co.uk/monocots2.html
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