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monaxial

American  
[mon-ak-see-uhl] / mɒnˈæk si əl /

adjective

Botany.

  1. uniaxial.

  2. having flowers that grow on the primary axis.

monaxial British  
/ mɒˈnæksɪəl /

adjective

  1. another word for uniaxial

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Etymology

Origin of monaxial

First recorded in 1875–80; mon- + axial

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