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monocarpic

[ mon-uh-kahr-pik ]

adjective

, Botany.
  1. producing fruit only once and then dying.


monocarpic

/ ˌmɒnəʊˈkɑːpɪk /

adjective

  1. botany another name for semelparous Alsohapaxanthic
“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 monocarpic1

First recorded in 1840–50; monocarp + -ic
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Example Sentences

Such succulents are monocarpic, meaning they die after flowering.

Agaves are monocarpic, which means they only flower once, set seed and then die.

From BBC

It is monocarpic: When it bloomed, it died, and no one bothered to replace it.

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