Definition of monocarpic in English:
monocarpic
adjective ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈkɑːpɪkˌmɑnoʊˈkɑrpɪk
Botany (of a plant) flowering only once and then dying.
Example sentencesExamples
- Being monocarpic, it dies after flowering but the seeds can be collected and sown every year.
- The presence of a leaf litter cover has been shown to cause seedling mortality in several monocarpic species.
- Among these are the onset of monocarpic senescence, floral induction and the response of shoot growth to nitrate availability.
- Commonly, the apical meristems differentiated into reproductive structures, making these plants monocarpic and determinant in their growth pattern.
- Scarlet gilia is a common monocarpic perennial wildflower of western montane habitats.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from mono- 'single' + Greek karpos 'fruit' + -ic.
Definition of monocarpic in US English:
monocarpic
(also monocarpous)
adjectiveˌmɑnoʊˈkɑrpɪkˌmänōˈkärpik
Botany (of a plant) flowering only once and then dying.
Example sentencesExamples
- Being monocarpic, it dies after flowering but the seeds can be collected and sown every year.
- Among these are the onset of monocarpic senescence, floral induction and the response of shoot growth to nitrate availability.
- The presence of a leaf litter cover has been shown to cause seedling mortality in several monocarpic species.
- Commonly, the apical meristems differentiated into reproductive structures, making these plants monocarpic and determinant in their growth pattern.
- Scarlet gilia is a common monocarpic perennial wildflower of western montane habitats.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from mono- ‘single’ + Greek karpos ‘fruit’ + -ic.