单词 | monocarp |
释义 | monocarp in British English (ˈmɒnəʊˌkɑːp) noun a plant that is monocarpic monocarp in American English (ˈmɑnəˌkɑːrp) noun Botany a plant that dies after having once borne fruit Word origin [1840–50; mono- + -carp]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: colloid, dope, flan, plaque, sensationalismmono- is a combining form meaning “alone,” “single,” “one” (monogamy); specialized in some scientific terms to denote a monomolecular thickness (monolayer) and adapted in chemistry to apply to compounds containing one atom of a particularelement (monohydrate). Other words that use the affix mono- include: monocoque, monograph, monogyny, monorail, monotype |
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