Monocotyledons and dicotyledons are two categories of flower producing plants (angiosperms) and both have different characteristics. A monocots has 1 cotyledon in the seed, veins branching up and...
"Monocot" and "dicot" are short for "monocotyledon" and "dicotyledon". These are different types of Angiosperms (flower-producing plants). Monocotyledons have veins going up to the top of the leaf...