Question: Onion is –
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Monocot
Dicotyledon
Multigerm
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✅ EXPLANATION:: Onions are classified as monocots. Monocots, or monocotyledons, are flowering plants that have a single seed leaf (cotyledon) in their embryo. Dicots, on the other hand, have two seed leaves.
🔹 Seedling: Onion seedlings have only one cotyledon.
🔹 Root system: Monocots have a fibrous root system, while dicots have a taproot system. Onions have a fibrous root system.
🔹 Flower parts: Monocot flowers usually have flower parts in multiples of three, while dicot flowers have parts in multiples of four or five. Onion flowers have six petals and three stamens, both of which are multiples of three.
🔹 Seedling: Onion seedlings have only one cotyledon.
🔹 Root system: Monocots have a fibrous root system, while dicots have a taproot system. Onions have a fibrous root system.
🔹 Flower parts: Monocot flowers usually have flower parts in multiples of three, while dicot flowers have parts in multiples of four or five. Onion flowers have six petals and three stamens, both of which are multiples of three.