monaxial

[ mon-ak-see-uhl ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. uniaxial.
2. having flowers that grow on the primary axis.

monaxial

/ mɒˈnæksɪəl /

adjective

1. See uniaxial
   another word for uniaxial

Word History and Origins

Origin of monaxial¹

First recorded in 1875–80; mon- + axial

Example Sentences

Radial (monaxial) forms; nutrition saprophytic or holophytic, mostly one flagellate.

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