RETICULATE

Assertion : Generally, dicotyledonous plants have tap roots and reticulate venation while monocotyledonous plants have fibrous roots and parallel venation Reason : The morphological feature of stem like the presence of nodes and internodes, multicellular hairs and positively phototrophic nature help to differentiate the stems from roots.

Assertion : When the veins run parallel to each other within a lamina, the venation is termed as parallel which is the characteristic of most monocotyledons Reason : When the veinlets form a network, the venation is termed as reticulate which is generally found in dicotyledons.