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These plants are known as monocots. They all have parallel veins on their leaves.

There are around 30,000 different plants which all flower: orchids, lilies, irises, and palms. The grasses which carpet our lawns and meadows are also monocots.

Monocots provide us with our primary sources of nutrition, supplying us and the animals we eat with grains such as wheat, oats, and corn, as well as fruits such as dates and bananas.