How would you distinguish monocots from dicots?

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(N/A) Monocots and dicots can be differentiated through their morphological and anatomical characteristics as follows:
Characteristic Monocot vs Dicot
$1$. Roots Monocots have fibrous roots,whereas dicots have tap roots.
$2$. Venation Monocots show parallel venation,while dicots show reticulate venation.
$3$. Flowers Monocots are generally trimerous,while dicots are pentamerous.
$4$. Cotyledons Monocots have one cotyledon,while dicots have two.
$5$. Vascular Bundles Monocots have numerous scattered bundles; dicots have bundles arranged in a ring.
$6$. Cambium Absent in monocots (no secondary growth); present in dicots.

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