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monolectic

Syllables: mo·no·lect·ic

monolectic adjective: of or relating to an insect (especially a bee) which collects pollen from the flowers of a single plant species.

Adjective

monolectic (comparative more monolectic, superlative most monolectic)

  1. Of or relating to an insect (especially a bee) which collects pollen from the flowers of a single plant species.
  2. Of or relating to a term consisting of one word; one-worded, singleworded.
    • A polylectic term is a multi-word term, as opposed to a monolectic term which is a one-word term.

Antonyms of monolectic

Forms of monolectic

comparativemore monolectic
superlativemost monolectic

Origin of monolectic

From mono- + -lectic.

Words that rhyme with monolectic

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Questions about monolectic

What does monolectic mean?
Monolectic means of or relating to an insect (especially a bee) which collects pollen from the flowers of a single plant species.
What part of speech is monolectic?
Monolectic is an adjective.

Words near monolectic in the dictionary

  1. monolayered
  2. monolayerlike
  3. monolayers
  4. monoleaf
  5. monolectal
  6. monolectic
  7. monolein
  8. monoleins
  9. monolepton
  10. monoleptons
  11. monolete

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