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The monocots possess only single cotyledon.
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The dicots possess two cotyledons.
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The leaf has parallel venations.
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The leaf has the reticulate type of venations.
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The leaf have identical dorsal and ventral surface
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The leaf have dissimilar dorsal and ventral surface.
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The adventitious root system is the characteristic feature of the monocots.
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The tap root system is the characteristic feature of the dicots.
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The floral parts are usually multiples of three in monocots.
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The floral parts are usually four or five or multiples of it in the dicots.
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The monocot stem possess protoxylem lacuna.
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The Dicot does not possess protoxylem lacuna.
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Vascular cambium is absent.
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Vascular cambium is usually present.
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The vascular bundle in stem and the xylem and phloem groups in root are both numerous.
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The vascular bundle in stem and the xylem and phloem groups in root are always limited in number.
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The ground tissue of the stem is not classified into cortex and pith.
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The ground tissue of stem is differentiated into cortex and pith.
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Secondary growth is mostly absent in monocots.
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Secondary growth is common in the dicots.
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