How would you distinguish Monocots from Dicots?

How would you distinguish Monocots from Dicots?  
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MONOCOTS
DICOTS
1. Fibrous root system.
2. Seeds with a single cotyledon.
3. Parallel Venation
4. Vascular bundles are scattered irregularly.
5. Cambium absent.  
1. Tap root system.
2. Seeds with two cotyledons
3. Reticulate Venation.
4. Vascular bundles are arranged in a ring.
5. Cambium present
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