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Difference between dicot leaf and monocot leaf.
Dicot leaf

1. Cuticle thick at upper epidermis and thin at lower epidermis
2. Stomata are more on lower surface
3. Mesophyll is differentiated into palisade parenchyma and spongy parenchyma
4. Bulliform cells are absent in the epidermis
   
Monocot leaf

1. Uniform cuticle on both the surface
2. Equal number of stomata on either side
3. Mesophyll is not differentiated into palisade and spongy parenchyma
4. Bulliform cells are present in upper epidermis


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