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Monocots versus Eudicots

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A monocot embryo carries one seed leaf, parallel leaf veins, and scattered vascular bundles; a eudicot carries two seed leaves, net-veined leaves, and ringed bundles.

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Corn, a monocot, shows parallel veins; a bean, a eudicot, shows net-veined leaves.

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No single trait is definitive — check vein pattern and cotyledon number together, since floral counts (three versus four-or-five) have exceptions.