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[Gk. monos, alone ; siphon, a small 

 pipe.] Having a single central 

 tube in the filament, as in certain 

 red Algae (bot.}. 



monospermous (mon'ospeYmus) a. 

 [Gk. monos, alone ; sperina, seed.] 

 One-seeded (bot.}. 



monospermy (mon'ospeYml) n. 

 [Gk. monos, alone ; sperma, seed.] 

 Normal fertilization by the entrance 

 of one sperm only into an ovum 

 (emb.}. 



monospondylic (mon'ospondil'ik) a. 

 [Gk. monos, alone ; sphondylos, a 

 vertebra.] Appl. vertebrae without 

 intercentra (zool.}. 



monosporangium (mon'dsporan'jTum) 

 n. [Gk. monos, alone ; sporos, seed ; 

 anggeion, vessel.] A sporangium 

 producing simple spores (bot.}. 



monospore (mon'ospor) n. [Gk. monos, 

 alone ; sporos, seed.] A simple or 

 undivided spore (bot.}. 



monosporous (monos'porus) a. [Gk. 

 monos, alone ; sporos, seed.] Having 

 only one spore or a simple spore 

 (biol.}. 



monostachyous (mon'ostak'ms) a. 

 [Gk. monos, alone ; stachys, a corn- 

 ear.] With only one spike (bot.}. 



monostele (mon'ostel) n. [Gk. monos, 

 alone ; stele, column.] An axis 

 stele when only one is the direct 

 continuation of the plerome (bot.}. 



monostelic (mon'osteTik) a. [Gk. 

 monos, alone ; stele, column.] Hav- 

 ing a single stele or central cylinder 

 running through the whole axis 

 (bot.}. 



monostichous (monos'tikus) a. 

 [Gk. monos, alone ; stichos, row.] 

 Arranged in one row (zool.} ; along 

 one side of an axis (bot.}. 



monostigmatous (mon'ostig'matus) a. 

 [Gk. monos, alone ; stigma, mark.] 

 With one stigma only (bot.}. 



monostylous (mon'osti'lus) a. [Gk. 

 monos, alone ; stylos, pillar.] Having 

 one style only (bot.}. 



monosy (mon'osl) n. [Gk. monos, 

 alone.] The separation of parts 

 normally fused (biol.}. 



monosymmetrical (mon'osTmet'rikal) 

 a. [Gk. monos, alone ; syn, with ; 

 metron, measure.] Having only 

 one plane of bilateral symmetry 

 (bot.}. 



monothalamic (mon'othal'amik) a. 

 [Gk. manes, alone ; thalamos, 

 chamber.] Appl. fruits formed 

 from single flowers ; having one 

 gynoecium (dot.}. 



monothalamous (mon'otharamus) a. 

 [Gk. monos, alone ; thalamos, 

 chamber.] Unilocular ; single - 

 chambered ; appl. shells of Fora- 

 minifers and other Protozoa (zool.}. 



monothecal (mon'othe'kal) a. [Gk. 

 monos, alone ; theke, box.] Having 

 one loculus ; single - chambered 

 (dot.}. 



monothelious (mon'othe'llus) a. [Gk. 

 monos, alone ; thelys, female.] 

 Appl. a female consorting with 

 more than one male (biol.}. 



monotocous (monot'oktis) a. [Gk. 

 monos, alone ; tokos, offspring.] 

 Having one at a birth (biol.}. 



monotrochous (monot'rokus) a. [Gk. 

 monos, alone ; trochos, wheel.] 

 Having a single-piece trochanter, 

 as in most stinging Hymenoptera 

 (zool.}. 



monotrophic (mon'otrof'ik) a. [Gk. 

 monos, alone ; trophe, nourishment.] 

 Subsisting on one kind of food 

 (btol.}. 



monotype (mon'otlp) n. [Gk. monos, 

 alone ; L. typus, type.] A single 

 type which constitutes a species or 

 genus (biol.}. 



monozoic (mon'ozo'ik) a. [Gk. monos, 

 alone ; zoon, animal.] Appl. archi- 

 spores forming only one sporozoite 

 on liberation from the cyst ; pro- 

 ducing one sporozoite only (biol.}. 



monticolous (montik'olus) a. [L. 

 mons, mountain ; colere, to inhabit.] 

 Inhabiting mountainous regions 

 (biol.}. 



morphalaxls (mor'falak'sls) n. [Gk. 

 morphe, form ; L. laxare, to release.] 

 Transformation of one part directly 

 into another, in regeneration of 

 parts (zool.}. 



morphology (morfol'qji) n. [Gk. 

 morphe, form ; logos, discourse.] 

 The science of the form and struc- 

 ture of plants or animals, as dis- 

 tinct from consideration of the 

 functions. 



morphon (mor'fon) n. [Gk. morphe, 

 form.] A definitely formed indi- 

 vidual, as opp. a bion (biol.}. 



