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monostichous

monostichous adjective: arranged in a single row on one side of an axis.

Adjective

monostichous (not comparable)

  1. Arranged in a single row on one side of an axis.
    • The flowers in grasses of the tribe Chloridae are monostichous.
    • monostichous leaf blades
  2. (uncommon) Of a poem, having only one line.

monostichous meaning in Tamil

monostichous in Tamil

ஒருவரிசை

Origin of monostichous

monostich + -ous

Questions about monostichous

What does monostichous mean?
Monostichous means arranged in a single row on one side of an axis.
What is monostichous in Tamil?
Monostichous in Tamil is ஒருவரிசை. See Monostichous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is monostichous?
Monostichous is an adjective.

Words near monostichous in the dictionary

  1. monostely
  2. monostic
  3. monostich
  4. monostichic
  5. monostichodont
  6. monostichous
  7. monostichously
  8. monostichs
  9. monostiliferous
  10. monostomatous
  11. monostome

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