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monocarpous

American  
[mon-uh-kahr-puhs] / ˌmɒn əˈkɑr pəs /

adjective

Botany.
  1. having a gynoecium that forms only a single ovary.

  2. monocarpic.


Etymology

Origin of monocarpous

First recorded in 1725–35; mono- + -carpous

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