Monocots are a clade of angiosperms. They are named for having one cotyledon while the embryo develops, although they share additional differences to their sister clade, the Eudicots.
Monocots can also be differentiated via the observation of parallel veins in the leaves; a βhaphazardβ, but complex arrangement of vascular bundles in the stem and shoot cells; the observation of a fibrous root system; and a pattern of producing flowering organs in threes.
Monocots include various herbaceous and woody plants such as corn, grasses, lilies, and palm trees. However, woody monocots do not undergo secondary tissue growth, as they lack vascular cambium tissue.