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monospermous

American

[mon-uh-spur-muhs] / ˌmɒn əˈspɜr məs /

Or monospermal

adjective

Botany.

having one seed.

monospermous British

/ ˌmɒnəʊˈspɜːməs /

adjective

(of certain plants) producing only one seed

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Etymology

Origin of monospermous

From the New Latin word monospermus, dating back to 1720–30. See mono-, spermous

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monospermous

According to the earliest of these opinions, the female flower of Cycadeae and Coniferae is a monospermous pistillum, having no proper floral envelope.

From Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2 by King, Phillip Parker

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