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monocarpic

[mon-uh-kahr-pik]
adjective Botany.
  1. producing fruit only once and then dying.
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Origin of monocarpic

First recorded in 1840–50; monocarp + -ic
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British Dictionary definitions for monocarpic

monocarpic

monocarpous

adjective
  1. botany another name for semelparous Also: hapaxanthic
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monocarpic in Science

monocarp

[mŏn′ə-kärp′]
  1. A plant that produces fruit only once in its lifetime.
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Related formsmonocarpic adjective
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