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单词 monocarpic
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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.

 
 
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