monocarpous

[ mon-uh-kahr-puhs ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. having a gynoecium that forms only a single ovary.
2. monocarpic.

Word History and Origins

Origin of monocarpous¹

First recorded in 1725–35; mono- + -carpous

Example Sentences

Monocarpous, mon-ō-k�rp′us, adj. bearing fruit only once, as wheat, and all annual plants.—n.

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