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单词 monocultural
释义

monoculture

noun

mono·​cul·​ture ˈmä-nə-ˌkəl-chər How to pronounce monoculture (audio)
1
a
: the cultivation or growth of a single crop or organism especially on agricultural or forest land
b
: a crop or a population of a single kind of organism grown on land in monoculture
c
: growth consisting of a single crop, plant, or organism
The plant forms a thick monoculture that cuts down on the variety of plants and birdlife in the marsh … James Gorman
2
: a culture dominated by a single element : a prevailing culture marked by homogeneity
monocultural
ˌmä-nə-ˈkəlch-rəl How to pronounce monoculture (audio)
-ˈkəl-chə-
adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The prevalent practices of industrial agriculture—vast acres of monoculture, bare soil between plants, heavy doses of fertilizers and pesticides—could not be more inimical to these matrices of connection and to long-term fertility. Richard Adams Carey, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 The death of internet monoculture and rise of the niche internet micro celebrity could be seen at this year’s VidCon, an annual convention for online video stars. Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 Any monoculture risks becoming an echo chamber with a too-small pool of possible solutions in a competitive world. Gregory Crawford, Forbes, 28 June 2022 But monoculture attracts a lot more pests and diseases, which leads to the use of cancerous pesticides and chemicals. Ashoka, Forbes, 2 May 2022 Colonies foraging in a large monoculture setting, such as a large corn or soy bean field, is akin to humans eating only white bread every day, Parish said. Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 21 July 2022 College’s unhealthy monoculture is beginning to produce barren fields. Ryan Craig, Forbes, 13 May 2022 Those graceful, highly huntable deer had snacked rural Scotland into a monoculture. New York Times, 5 May 2022 Is there a global monoculture of engineers or a diverse culture defined by different geographies? Jim Witham, Forbes, 18 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

monocultural

adjective

as in agricultural

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • agricultural
  • agrarian
  • arable
  • farming
  • agronomic
  • bucolic
  • pastoralist
  • pastoral
  • georgic
  • aquacultural
  • rural
  • garden
  • country
  • arboricultural
  • rustical
  • rustic
  • villatic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • urban
  • metropolitan
  • industrial
  • nonagricultural
  • industrialized
  • metro
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