monanthous

monanthous
monanthous [mō nan′thəs]
adj.
MON- + -ANTHOUS
Bot. having only one flower, as some plants

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mo·nan·thous (mə-nănʹthəs) adj. Botany
Bearing a single flower.

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  • Monanthous — Mo*nan thous, a. [Mon + Gr. a nqos flower.] (Bot.) Having but one flower; one flowered. Gray. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • monanthous — [mō nan′thəs] adj. [ MON + ANTHOUS] Bot. having only one flower, as some plants …   English World dictionary

  • monanthous —   a. single flowered …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • monanthous — …   Useful english dictionary

  • -anthous — a combining form meaning having flowers, of the type or number specified by the initial element, used in the formation of compound words: monanthous. [ < Gk ánth(os) flower + OUS] * * * …   Universalium

  • -anthous — [an′thəs] [< Gr anthos: see ANTHO ] combining form forming adjectives having flowers (of a specified kind or number) [monanthous] …   English World dictionary

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