monoculture

[mon-uh-kuhl-cher]

noun Agriculture.

the use of land for growing only one type of crop.

Origin of monoculture

First recorded in 1910–15; mono- + culture

Also called mon·o·crop·ping

[mon-uh-krop-ing] /ˈmɒn əˌkrɒp ɪŋ/.

Related formsmon·o·cul·tur·al, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for monoculture

monoculture

noun

the continuous growing of one type of crop

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Word Origin and History for monoculture

"cultivation of a single crop when others are possible," 1915, from mono- "single" + culture (n.).