What is the difference between monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous?

							
Based  on the nature of the embryo in the seed, angiosperms are divided into dicots and monocots.  
 
Dicotyledonae (Dicots) consists of plants having seeds with two cotyledons and the plants are called dicotyledonous plants.
Example: Mango, neem, sunflower.
 
Monocotyledonae (Monocots) consists of plants having seeds with one cotyledon and the plants are called monocotyledonous plants.
Example: Grasses, sugarcane, maize and wheat.
						

							As the name suggest mono-cotyledon means single cotyledon and dicotyledon means two cotyledon. And cotyledon is an embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants.
						

							
monocotyledons are which having 1 embryonic leaves which cover the seed
dicotyledons are which having 2 embryonic leaves which cover the seed
						

							
Monocotyledons or simply monocots are the plants with:
i] one cotyledon in its seed,
ii] have fibrous roots and
iii] have trimerous flowers.
For eg: maize, rice etc..
Whereas, dicotyledons or simply dicots are the plants with:
i] two cotyledons in its seeds,
ii] have tap roots and
iii] have pentamerous flowers
For eg: banyan tree, pea etc..
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