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monocarpic

[ mon-uh-kahr-pik ]
/ ˌmɒn əˈkɑr pɪk /

adjective Botany.

producing fruit only once and then dying.

Nearby words

  1. monobuoy,
  2. monocable,
  3. monocarboxylic,
  4. monocarp,
  5. monocarpellary,
  6. monocarpous,
  7. monocephalic,
  8. monoceros,
  9. monochasium,
  10. monochlamydeous

Origin of monocarpic

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

monocarpic

monocarpous

/ (ˌmɒnəʊˈkɑːpɪk) /

adjective

botany another name for semelparous Also: hapaxanthic
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Science definitions for monocarpic

monocarp

[ mŏn′ə-kärp′ ]

A plant that produces fruit only once in its lifetime.
Related formsmonocarpic adjective
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