Like you, dicotyledonous plants have a network of these, but theirs carry food & water
Some monocots, such as grasses & bamboo, have intercalary meristems 
located... [DOC] [TLE] Botany Basics - University of Alaska Fairbanks [PAR] most living things, plants make their own food from ... called monocots and dicots 
for short, these plants have im- .... roots but grow in clusters outside the root ... as 
conduits for carrying water, minerals ... Generally, you want to cut ..... network.