uniparous

[ yoo-nip-er-uhs ]

/ yuˈnɪp ər əs /

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adjective

Zoology. producing only one egg or offspring at a time.

Botany. (of a cyme) producing only one axis at each branching.

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Origin of uniparous

From the New Latin word ūniparus, dating back to 1640–50. See uni-, -parous

Words nearby uniparous

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How to use uniparous in a sentence

The cyme, according to its development, has been characterized as biparous or uniparous.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various
In the bell-flower (Campanula) there is a racemose uniparous cyme.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for uniparous

uniparous

/ (juːˈnɪpərəs) /

adjective

(of certain animals) producing a single offspring at each birth

(of a woman) having borne only one child

botany (of a cyme) giving rise to only one branch from each flowering stem

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