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monocarpous

[mon-uh-kahr-puhs]

adjective

Botany.

  1. having a gynoecium that forms only a single ovary.

  2. monocarpic.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of monocarpous1

First recorded in 1725–35; mono- + -carpous
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Example Sentences

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Monocarpous, mon-ō-k�rp′us, adj. bearing fruit only once, as wheat, and all annual plants.—n.

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