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' + -icmonocarpic in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of monocarpic in the British & World English dictionary