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monocarpic

Syllabification: (mon·o·car·pic)
Pronunciation: /ˌmänōˈkärpik/
(also monocarpous /-pəs/)
Definition of monocarpic

adjective

Botany
  • (of a plant) flowering only once and then dying.

Origin:

mid 19th century: from mono- 'single' + Greek karpos 'fruit' + -ic

monocarpic in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of monocarpic in the British & World English dictionary