(ˈsɛməlˌpærəs) adj1. (Botany) Also: hapaxanthicormonocarpic (of a plant) producing flowers and fruit only once before dying2. (Animals) (of an animal) producing offspring only once during its lifetimeˈsemelˌparityn
semelparous
semelparous
[‚sem·əl′par·əs] (zoology) Capable of breeding or reproducing only once.
semelparous
semelparous
A near-obsolete term for reproducing once in a lifetime.