monocarpic
/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈkɑːpɪk
/adjective Botany
(Of a plant) flowering only once and then dying.The presence of a leaf litter cover has been shown to cause seedling mortality in several monocarpic species....
- Scarlet gilia is a common monocarpic perennial wildflower of western montane habitats.
- Commonly, the apical meristems differentiated into reproductive structures, making these plants monocarpic and determinant in their growth pattern.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from mono- 'single' + Greek karpos 'fruit' + -ic.
- quadrigate
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- quadriglandular
- quadrihydrate
- quadrijugate
- quadrilaminar
- quadrilaminate
- quadrilateral
- quadrilateralness
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