† monogynoecialadj.
Botany. Obsolete. rare.
Of a simple fruit: formed by the gynoecium of a single flower.
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tricoccous1697
tricoccose1703
anthocarpous1835
tetracoccous1857
simple1858
monogynoecial1876
collective1880
1876 J. H. Balfour in Encycl. Brit. IV. 150/2 Simple fruits are hence sometimes denominated monogynoecial, as being formed by one gynœcium.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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