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monanthous

[muh-nan-thuhs]

adjective

Botany.

  1. bearing one flower.

monanthous

/ ɒˈæθə /

adjective

  1. (of certain plants) having or producing only one flower

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Word History and Origins

Origin of monanthous1

First recorded in 1855–60; from New Latin Monanthus, a genus name; mon- ( def. ), -anthous ( def. )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of monanthous1

C19: from mono- + Greek anthos flower
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Example Sentences

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Anthos, Greek for flower; in composition, Monanthous, one-flowered, &c.

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