Monocarp 



A DICTIONARY 



Monosymmetrical 



M&N'OCARP, an annual or other 

 plant that fruits but once. 



M6n6cAR'PELLARY, of one car- 

 pel; monogynous. 



m6N0CAR'PIAN, see Monocar- 

 pic. 



MdNOCAR'PfC, bearing fruit but 

 once. Compare Polycarpic. 



M6N0CAR'P0u"S, said of a flower 

 in which the gyncecium forms 

 but one ovary, whether simple 

 or compound. Compare Poly- 

 carpous. 



MdNOgEL'LULAR, see Unicel- 

 lular. 



M6n6CE?H'ALOu"S, in single 

 heads, or having one head. 

 Applied to an ovary with but 

 one style, or to flowers dis- 

 posed in single umbels or 

 other clusters. 



M6N0€HA'SIAL, in single dicha- 

 sia. See Dichasium and Com- 

 pound Dichasium. 



M6N0€HA'SltJM, a uniparous 

 cyme. Compare Dichasium. 



M6N0€HlAMYD'E0US, having 

 but one floral envelope or 

 perianth-whorl. As this is 

 usually clearly a calyx, and 

 as in doubtful cases it is con- 

 sidered so, the term is often 

 equivalent to Apetalous. Com- 

 pare ACHLAMYDEOUS. 



m6n0€HR0 MlC, see Unicolor. 



M0N6CLIN0US, see Hermaph- 

 rodite. Compare Diclinous. 



M6n6c6TYL£D'6N0u"S, having 

 but one cotyledon or seed- 

 leaf. A term applied to endo- 

 gens. 



MONOgYC'LlC, of a single whorl. 



MONCE'glOu'S, having stamens 

 and pistils in separate flowers 

 on the same plant. 



MONCE'giOu'SLY POLYG'AMOtJS, 

 having perfect and separated 

 flowers on the same plant. 



Compare Dkeciously Polyg- 

 amous. 

 MONOGAMOUS, see Homoga- 



MOUS. 



MONOG'YNOtTS, having but one 

 pistil or style. There may be 

 several carpels. 



MONOTCOUS (obs.), see Monoe- 

 cious. 



MONOLOCtJLAR, see Uniloc- 

 ular. 



MONOM'EROtJS, of one part, as a 

 flower having but one organ of 

 each kind, one pistil, one sta- 

 men, etc.; applied also to tu- 

 bers having but one internode. 



M&NOPET'ALOUS, see Gamopet- 



ALOUS. 



MOnOPHYL'LOUS, see Gamoph- 



YLLOUS. 



mOn'OPODE, see Monopodium. 



MONOPODIA!, having a single 

 main axis, as ordinary plants. 

 Compare Sympodial and 

 Dichotomous. 



MONOPO'DltJM, an axis of growth 

 which continues to elongate at 

 the apex, while lateral struc- 

 tures of like kind are pro- 

 duced beneath it in acropetal 

 succession. Compare Sympo- 

 dium and Dichotomy. 



MOnOP'TEROTJS, one-winged. 



MONOSEPALOtJS, see Gamosep- 

 alous. 



MOnOSI'PHONOUS, said of a 

 frond in Florideae when it 

 consists of but a single row 

 of cells. 



m6N0SPER'M0u"S, one - seeded. 

 Compare Polyspermous. 



M0N0S'Tl€HOtJS, in one vertical 

 rank. 



MONOSTY'LOUS, having but one 

 style. 



MONOSYMMflT'RiCAL, capable 

 of division in but one direc- 

 tion into similar halves, as the 



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