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monanthous

[ muh-nan-thuhs ]

adjective

, Botany.
  1. bearing one flower.


monanthous

/ mɒˈnænθəs /

adjective

  1. (of certain plants) having or producing only one flower
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of monanthous1

First recorded in 1855–60; from New Latin Monanthus, a genus name; mon- ( def ), -anthous ( def )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of monanthous1

C19: from mono- + Greek anthos flower

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