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单词 monotropeous
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monotropeousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Monotropeae , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Monotropeae, former family name (T. Nuttall Genera N. Amer. Plants (1818) I. 272; < Monotropa Monotropa n.) + -ous suffix. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (mǫ:notropēi·ʃəs) /ˌmɒnəʊtrəʊˈpeɪʃəs/.
Botany. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
= monotropaceous adj.
ΚΠ
1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Monotropeus, applied to a Family..of plants established by Nuttal [sic], having the Monotropa for their type: monotropeous.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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