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Shield shaped structure seen in Monocot seed is called as

a
Tigellum
b
Coleoptile
c
Coleorhiza
d
Scutellum

detailed solution

Correct option is D

In Maize seed the embryo has an axis known as tigellum. The only cotyledon of maize seed which covers the embryonal axis like a shield is named as Scutellum. The membranous covering present around the plumule is called coleoptile and the covering present around the radicle is called coleorhiza.

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