Palm is a monocotyledonous plant, yet it increases in girth. Why and how ?

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$\Rightarrow$ Though palm being a monocot plant it shows secondary growth. eg. Its girth increases. The reason for the same is division and expansion of parenchymateous cells of ground tissue. Thus repeated division, increase the girth of stem. This type of growth is called diffused secondary growth.

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