monoculture

[ mon-uh-kuhl-cher ]

/ ˈmɒn əˌkʌl tʃər /

noun Agriculture.

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

Nearby words

monocratic, monocrotic, monocrotism, monocular, monocular diplopia, monoculture, monocycle, monocyclic, monocyte, monocytic, monocytic leukemia

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

/ (ˈmɒnəʊˌkʌltʃə) /

noun

the continuous growing of one type of crop

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Word Origin and History for monoculture

monoculture

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