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monocephalous, a.|mɒnəʊˈsɛfələs|
[f. mod.L. monocephal-us, Gr. µονοκέϕαλ-ος one-headed (f. µόνο-ς mono- + κεϕαλ-ή head) + -ous.]
Having only one head.
1. Bot.
a. A term applied to a fruit or ovary which has but one head or summit.
b. Applied to a plant which has its flowers disposed in a single head or umbel.
1845–50A. H. Lincoln Lect. Bot. xv. 90 They [sc. the capsules] are monocephalous, as in the lily, or polycephalous, as in Nigella. 1856Henslow Dict. Bot. Terms, Monocephalous, where flowers are disposed in single heads or umbels, &c. Also, where the ovary is surmounted by a solitary style or stigma.
2. Having the character of a monocephalus.
1885in Cassell's Encycl. Dict.; and in mod. Dicts. |