monoculture

[ mon-uh-kuhl-cher ]

/ ˈmɒn əˌkʌl tʃər /

noun Agriculture.

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

Words nearby monoculture

monocrat, monocrotic, monocrotism, monocular, monocular diplopia, monoculture, monocycle, monocyclic, monocyte, monocytic leukemia, monocytic leukocytosis

Origin of monoculture

First recorded in 1910–15; mono- + culture

Also called mon·o·crop·ping

[mon-uh-krop-ing] /ˈmɒn əˌkrɒp ɪŋ/.

OTHER WORDS FROM monoculture

mon·o·cul·tur·al, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for monoculture

monoculture

/ (ˈmɒnəʊˌkʌltʃə) /

noun

the continuous growing of one type of crop

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