Monodonta 
tnonogeny 
monoecian monecian (mo-ne'shi-an), a. and ried to only one person at one time : opposed to 
n. [< Hiiniiii'i-oiiH + -mi.] 1. a. Same as mom, - /./<// r /"<///</<< '.'/ Sl ''- '".'/" '".'/. L 
The monogamy at the modern and western world !, In 
fact, the manoganyot the Romans, from hi. li 1 1. 
ManaJanla ( 
fttaratmit. 
by Lamarck in 1799. There are a number of 
species, known as rOKary-xln-llt. 
Monodontinae (mon'6-don-ti'ne), n.nl. [NL., 
< .M,tiiniliiii(t-) + -iiKB.J The narwhals as a sub- 
family of I>eli>liinid<e: now usually merged in 
the subfamily DelpMnapterina: 
Monodora (mon-o-do'rii), . [NL. (Dunal, 
1817), so called in 'allusion to the solitary flow- 
ers ; < Gr. /wiiwc, single, + Supov, gift.] A genus 
of dicotyledonous polypetalous plants of the 
order Anonaeea; and the tribe Mitrephorea:, 
distinguished by a one-celled compound ovary 
with numerous seeds attached over the whole 
surface of the walls. They are trees with large soli- 
tary variegated flowers, hanging upon a long stalk which 
terminates the stem or Is opposite the leaves. They have 
three sepals, six wavy petals, many short stamens, and a 
shlelil-Bhuped stigma ; their large globose woody fruit con- 
tains numerous seeds In a resinous central pulp. There 
clous. 
II. >'. A monoecious animal, 
monoecious, monecious (mo-ne'shus), a. [< 
Gr. /tuvof, single, + o'tnof, ^| 
house.] 1. In hot.: (a) In 
phanerogams, having the 
stamens and pistils in 
different flowers on the 
sameplant. (6) In crypto- 
gams, having both male 
and female organs on the 
same individual. 2. In 
sool., having both male 
andfemale sexual organs; 
hermaphrodite; andro- 
gynous: applied accord- 
ing to the corresponding 
usage in botany: opposed 
to dioecious. In numberleai 
lower Invertebrates the male 
and female product! of genera- 
tion, or ova and spermatozoa, 
mature In the same Individual 
without sexual intercourse. In 
many other cases, as those of 
worms and snails, every hull 
vldual Is both male and female, 
but there Is sexual Intercourse 
and reciprocal impregnation 
between two individuals. 
Branch of the Monoecious 
Tree Alnus virtdii. 
i, male catkin* ; *. female 
catkini; e, fruit. 
of divorce has been expelled by Christian morality. 
Maine, Early Hint, of Institutions, p. 00. 
3. In zool., the habit of having only one mate; 
the habit of living in pairs ; the paired stale. 
Double monogamy. In vnnUt., the state or habit of be- 
ing doubly monogamous. See phrase under monogamout. 
monoganglionic (mon-o-gang-gli-on'ik), a. 
Gr. /JoVof, sine!.-, + K. ganglion + -ic.] Having 
a single ganglion. 
monogastric (mon-o-gas'trik), a. [= F. TOOHO- 
gastrtque, <Gr. uovof, single, + -/aar^p, stomach: 
see gastert, gastric.] Having only one stomach 
or incentive cavity Monogastrlc DlphyldjB or 
Diphydse. See the quotation under dipkytoniti 
Monogenea (mon-^-jfi'ne-ft), ./. [NL.,< Gr. 
ftow)evfK, only-begotten, single: see monoge- 
nous.] A division of fluke-worms or trematoids, 
containing those which undergo scarcely any 
change or comparatively little transformation 
in development: opposed to Digenea. There 
are several families and numerous genera. 
monogeneous (mon-9-je'nf-us), a. [< Gr. //o- 
vor, single, + )iwr, kind.] 1. In Wo/., gener- 
ated in the same form as that of the parents ; 
homogeneous as regards stages of development : 
specifically said of the Monogenea. 2. In math.. 
having a single differential coefficient. 
two, the calabash-nutmeg, furnishes in it! seeds a nutmeg- 
like spice. It is cultivated in Jamaica, etc., and hence 
called A merican, Jamaica, and Mexican nutmeij. M. Ango- 
lewis yields a similar product. 
monodrama (mon-o-dra'mil), n. [NL., < Gr. 
ji6vof, single, + tipa'fia, a drama.] A dramatic 
piece 
times 
monodramatic 
(Hll'dtlHt + 
monodramet 
monodi'ttnia. 
monodromic (mon-o-drom'ik), a. _ 
single, + 6p6[iof, a course, running, race.] In 
math. , having a single sheet in the Riemann's 
surface; not having different values for one 
value of the variable. A monodromic /unction Is one 
a. Myri*. moncBciously, moneciously (mo-ne'shus-li), 1 ^^i g eiie8ls'(mon-^jen 7 eHBi8), . [NL., < Gr. 
adv. In a monoecious manner ; with a tendency ^ single) + ytvt . > origin : see genesis.] In 
to monoacism Monceciously polygamous, in bot. 
See polygamous. 
Wo/. : (a) Development of the ovum from a pa- 
monoecious; hermaphroditism ; 
(mon-6-em'bri-on-i), n. [< < 
embryo": see embryo.] 
Gr. 
ual from one parent which develops both male 
and female products, or ova and spermatozoa. 
A. Thomson, (e) Descent of all living things 
from a single cell. HaecM. 
ia tic (mon'o-dra-mat'ik), a. {<mor, ^ ^', tn > condi ' t o f possessing only a sin- , . 
-tta.] Pertaining to a monodrama. gf e embryo, as the seeds of most augiosperms. monogenesy (mon-o-jen e-s 
Let, n. [< monodrama.] Same as m 0no fl a g e liate (mon-6-flai'e-lat), a. [< Gr. 0T 1 ""-!. i5ame as monogentsm or monogony. 
_ 
, WOM , j i n 6 o ., a plant that has solitary flowers 
w ;^ n t jj e an tlj er8 united. 
v^.^E?l^^5S.?S Jgi Monogamia(mon-o-ga'mi-|l),. /,/. [NL.,< LGr 
valu". th" function will also return to Its original value, uoviyaftof, married but once : see monogamous.] 
Also monotropfc. In bot., one of the six orders of the nineteenth 
monody (mon'o-di),n.; pi. monodies (-diz)- [Also class, the Syngenesia, in the Linnean system, in 
monodia; = F.' inonodie = Sp. monodia = Pg. It. which the flowers are solitary and have united 
monodia, < ML. monodia, < LL. monodia, mono- anthers. 
dinm,<Qr.iimv6la, a solo, lament/ u6vof, single, monogamian (mon-o-ga'mi-an), a. Same as 
+ Iffiij, a song, ode: see ode.] 1. In music: (a) monogamous. 
A style of composition in which one voice-part monogamic (mon-o-gam'ik), a. [< MGr. //o>o- 
decidedly preponderates in interest over the ya^/ieor, < aomwuCi one married but once :^ see 
others ; homophony : opposed to polyphony, in monogam.] Same as monogamous. H. Sidg- 
which all the voice-parts are equally important, wick. Methods of Ethics, p. 227. 
The term is specially applied to the modern style which monogamist (mo-nog'a-mist), n. [< 
, - " 
onomasti- Eiicyc. Diet. 
a5m^mT n 'gSSU""" tSSS^at^^-^S: 
?j^^iJ^l%^ genesis.-^. Of or relating to monogeninm 
The monogenetic theory, which bellevei in the original 
common origin of all mankind from one pair. 
Science, VII. 109. 
arose somewhat before 1000 In Italy, and which led rapidly 
to the invention and great popularity of the opera, the ora- 
torio, and the instrumental suite. The style itself had lonR 
before been known In popular songs and dances, but only 
then asserted itself as a controlling power In artistic music. 
(b) Apiece written in inonodic style; amelody, 
tune, or air, usually for the voice, (c) A com- 
position written in one part only ; a solo. Also 
Funerall aongs were called . . . Xonodia If they were vt- 
-ist.] 1. One who has been married only 
,,-ee ; one who believes that a person should not 
marry oftener than once that is, that a wid- 
ower or widow should not remarry. 
I maintained . . . that It was unlawful for a priest of the 
Church of England, after the death of his first wife, to take 
a second, or, to express It In one word, I valued myself upon 
being a strict monogamist. Goldmith, Vicar, II. 
2. One who has but one (living and undivorced) 
3. In geol., being the result of one genetic pro- 
cess: applied by Dana to mountain-ranges. 
The Appalachians, a range of many mountain ridges 
and valley!, constitute one Individual among mountains, 
because a reiult of one genetic process, or, In a word, 
monogenetic. Dana, Man. of tieol. (3d ed.), p. 798. 
monogenism (mo-noj'e-nism), n. [< monogen-y 
+ -i/tiii.] The 'descent of the whole human 
race from a single pair. Also called mnnogeny. 
Adamltic monogenism, the descent of the human 
race from Adam and Eve, according to the Mosaic account 
Huxley, Critiques and Addresses, p. 159. 
monogam-ji monogenist (mo-noj'e-nist), w. and a. [< mo- 
nogen^y + -ist.] I. w. 1. One who maintains 
the doctrine of monogenesis in any form. 
To meet the Inevitable question of " Whence the flnt 
organic matter*" the MonogeniH is reduced to enumer- 
ate the existing elements into which the simplest living 
Jelly or sarcode Is resolvable. Owen, Anat. (1868X IU- 817. 
2. One who believes in the doctrine of mouo- 
genism. 
According to the Monogenittt, all mankind have sprung 
from a single pair, whose multitudinous progeny spread 
themielvei over the world. 
Huxley. Critiques and Addresses, p. 15ft. 
to monogenesis or 
2. Monotonous sound ; 
sound. 
Hear the tolling of the bell! 
Iron bells ! 
What a world of solemn thought their monody compels ! 
Foe, The Belli, Iv. 
monodynamic (mon'o-di-nam'ik), a. [< Gr. 
/ioVof, single, + diva/itf, power: see dynamic.'] 
Having but one power, capacity, or talent. 
[Rare.] 
Monndyiiamic men, men of a single talent-are rarely 
misapprehended. D> Qutncey. 
Monoeca (nio-ne'ka), n. pi. [NL., < Gr. u6voc_, 
single. + okof, House.] In De Blainville'g 
LL. monogamus, < LGr. iMv^atiof, 
monogenistic 
classification (1825), the second of three sub- of the young, as pigeon! and many other birds. 
classes of his Paracephalophora, contrasted with monogamy (mo-nog'a-mi), n. [= F. m >nogainic 
sssstisSie&afjifSiSJ^ssAittA 
nogamy. (o) Marrying only once that U, not remarry- 
ing after the death of the spouse : opposed to digamoui. 
(b) Marrying only one at a time : opposed to biyamwt or 
polygamout. 
2. Of or pertaining to monogamy: as, monoga- 
mous doctrines or customs. 3. In zool., having 
only one mate ; living in pairs : as, a monoga- 
moiin family of birds. 4. In hot., having soli- 
tary flowers with united anthers, as in Lobelia. 
Doubly monogamous, in ornifA., said of birds the male 
of which takes part in nest-building, Incubation, and care 
Dioica and Hcrmaphrodita, named in the form 
Mnnoica. 
Monoecia (mo-ue'shi-a), n.pl. [NL., < Gr. poms , 
single, + oiubf, house.] The twenty-first class -. f . 
of plants in the artificial system of Linnaeus, principle which upholds that practice; th e P" n ; 
In this class the stamens and pistils are in ciple that forbids remarriage after the death of 
= Sp. mo'iogamia ="Pg. It. nipnogamia, < LL. 
moHogamia, < LGr. uovoya/iia, single marriage, < 
fiov6yafios, married but onoe : see monogamous.] 
1. The practice of marrying only once, or the 
monogenous (mo-noj e-nusj, a. ^ ur. /MtvyrviK, 
only-begotten, single, < /tovof, single, + -yrvrK, 
< / ytv, produce : see -genovs.] 1. Generated 
or generating by means of fission, gemmation, 
or sporulation, as modes of asexual reproduc- 
tion. 
Reproduction by flsslon, which, with that by budding 
and spore-formation, Is Included under the term mono- 
genmu asexual reproduction. 
data, Zoology (trana.), p. 98. 
2. Of or pertaining to monogenism. 3. In 
math., having a single differential coefficient 
considered as a rule of generation Monoge- 
nous function, a function, X + Yi, of the Imaginary 
variable x + yi, such that 
ax 
In tins class me stamens ami UIBUU me ui cipic mm -~- _ . / _j\ .-/ 
H, r njte flowers on the same plant, as in the ^^^^^^^^^^ 'Kf^l^r^LK 
It Is usually defined as a function having a differential co- 
efficient. 
[< Gr. u&vof. sin- 
see -ge*y.] 1. 
