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monocarp

[mon-uh-kahrp]

noun

Botany.
  1. a plant that dies after having once borne fruit.



monocarp

/ ˈɒəʊˌɑː /

noun

  1. a plant that is monocarpic

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

monocarp

  1. A plant that produces fruit only once in its lifetime.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of monocarp1

First recorded in 1840–50; mono- + -carp

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