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monanthous
[ muh-nan-thuhs ]
adjective
, Botany.
- bearing one flower.
monanthous
/ mɒˈnænθəs /
adjective
- (of certain plants) having or producing only one flower
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Word History and Origins
Origin of monanthous1
First recorded in 1855–60; from New Latin Monanthus, a genus name; mon- ( def ), -anthous ( def )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of monanthous1
C19: from mono- + Greek anthos flower
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