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monocarpous

American  
[mon-uh-kahr-puhs] / ˌmɒn əˈkɑr pəs /

adjective

Botany.

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

  2. monocarpic.

Etymology

Origin of monocarpous

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

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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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