in time culminate in a single Climax (q. v.) within a climatic 

 region, cf. Polydimax. 



Monoclinous (Monoclinic) 



Refers to plants that have perfect flowers, i. e., stamens 

 and pistil in the same flower, e. g., a rose flower, cf. Di- 

 clinous. 



Monocotyledon 



A vascular plant in the subclass Monocotyledoneae, class 

 Angiospermae (flowering plants), e. g., grasses, orchids, cf. 

 Dicotyledon. 



Monoecious 



(1) Refers to a plant with some flowers containing only 

 stamens and other flowers with only one or more pistils on 

 the same plant, e. g., corn. cf. Dioecious. (2) A unisexual 



animal or plant, cf. Hermaphrodite. 







Monogamy 



The mating of an animal with only one member of the 

 opposite sex. cf. Polygamy. 



Monogynoys 



The mating of a male with only one female, cf. Poly- 

 andry. 



Monohybrld 



A cross or Hybrid resulting from the mating of parents 

 differing in only one character, cf. Dihybrid. 



Monolith (Soil) 



A sample of a vertical section of a soil profile a few inches 

 thick, removed from the soil with as little disturbance as 

 possible, cf. Profile (soil). 



Mono 



Refers to an organism that subsists on a few or only one 



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