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monocarpic

[ mon-uh-kahr-pik ]

adjective

Botany.
  1. producing fruit only once and then dying.


monocarpic

/ ËŒ³¾É’²Ôəʊˈ°ìɑ˱èɪ°ì /

adjective

  1. botany another name for semelparous Alsohapaxanthic
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of monocarpic1

First recorded in 1840–50; monocarp + -ic
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Such succulents are monocarpic, meaning they die after flowering.

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Agaves are monocarpic, which means they only flower once, set seed and then die.

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It is monocarpic: When it bloomed, it died, and no one bothered to replace it.

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