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monanthous

[ muh-nan-thuhs ]

adjective

Botany.
  1. bearing one flower.


monanthous

/ ³¾É’ˈ²Ôæ²Ôθə²õ /

adjective

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