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Annual bluegrass (Poa annua), and all grasses for that matter, are monocots.  Their cotyledon is similar in appearance to their true leaves.  It has a canoe shaped tip.

Annual bluegrass (Poa annua) seedlings

By the time seedlings are visible (or noticeable) to the naked eye, they generally will have developed a cotyledon and two true leaves, giving the appearance of a 3-leaved grass.

Annual bluegrass (Poa annua) seedlings



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