monocarpic
monocarpic adjective: (of a plant) That flowers and bears fruit only once before dying.
Adjective
monocarpic (not comparable)
- (of a plant) That flowers and bears fruit only once before dying.
- A nire accurate division of plants, as connected with flowering and fructification, is into monocarpic, or those which flower but once, and perish; and into polycarpic, or those which flower and ripen seeds several times before the entire plant, root and branch, perish.1839 July 27, Robert Dickson, “Contributions to the Natural Theology of the Vegetable Kingdom”, in The Church of England Magazine, volume 7, number 175, page 52
- Synonyms:
- monocarpian, monocarpous
monocarpic meaning in Tamil
monocarpic in Tamil
- ஒருமுறை பூத்துக்கனி கொடுப்பவை, ஒருமுறைபழந்தருகின்ற
Synonyms of monocarpic
Origin of monocarpic
From mono- + -carpic. Analyzable as monocarp + -ic.
Questions about monocarpic
- What does monocarpic mean?
- Monocarpic means (of a plant) That flowers and bears fruit only once before dying.
- What is monocarpic in Tamil?
- Monocarpic in Tamil is ஒருமுறை பூத்துக்கனி கொடுப்பவை, ஒருமுறைபழந்தருகின்ற. See Monocarpic meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is monocarpic?
- Monocarpic is an adjective.
Words near monocarpic in the dictionary
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