monopode

American  

[mon-uh-pohd] / ˈmɒn əˌpoʊd /

adjective

1. having one foot.

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noun

1. a creature having one foot.

2. (sometimes initial capital letter) one of a mythological people having only one foot.

3. Botany. monopodium.

monopode British  

/ ˈmɒnəˌpəʊd /

noun

1. a member of a legendary one-legged race of Africa

2. another word for monopodium

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Etymology

Origin of monopode

1810–20; < Late Latin monopodius one-footed, equivalent to monopod- (< Greek; see mono-, -pod) + -ius adj. suffix