monocarpyn.
/ˈmɒnə(ʊ)ˌkɑːpi/, U.S. /ˈmɑnəˌkɑrpi/ Botany.
The condition or state of being monocarpic; the process of bearing fruit once and then dying.
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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [noun] > parts of > stamen or pistil > style or pistil and related parts > carpel and placenta > arrangement of placenta
placentation1760
monocarpy1970
1970 Notes Royal Bot. Garden Edinb. 30 5 In situations where contrary factors are not operative evolution is towards larger plants with bigger inflorescences: monocarpy is the inevitable result.
1978 Nature 26 Jan. 354/2 Monocarpy, a single flowering phase followed by senescence and death, is a widespread phenomenon in seed plants, particularly field crops.
1997 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 94 3475/2 The colonization ability of C[entaurea] corymbosa is likely to be further lowered by monocarpy and self-incompatibility.
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