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Characteristics of monocotyledonous plant

 Produce seeds with one cotyledon

 They undergo hypogeal germination.

 Have fibrous roots.

 Have leaves with parallel leaf venation.

Dicotyledonous plants

These are plants which bar seeds with the cotyledons.

Examples:

Legumes (e.g. beans, peas, groundnuts), bananas, mangoes,

etc.

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Characteristics of dicotyledonous plants

 Produce seeds with two cotyledons

 Undergo hypogeal germination

 Have a network leaf venation

 Have a tap root system