monocarp

[ mon-uh-kahrp ]

/ ˈmɒn əˌkɑrp /

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noun Botany.

a plant that dies after having once borne fruit.

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Origin of monocarp

First recorded in 1840–50; mono- + -carp

Words nearby monocarp

monobob, monobrow, monobuoy, monocable, monocarboxylic, monocarp, monocarpellary, monocarpic, monocarpous, monocephalic, Monoceros

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British Dictionary definitions for monocarp

monocarp

/ (ˈmɒnəʊˌkɑːp) /

noun

a plant that is monocarpic

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Scientific definitions for monocarp

monocarp

[ mŏn′ə-kärp′ ]

A plant that produces fruit only once in its lifetime.

Other words from monocarp

monocarpic adjective