monostichous

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monostichous - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Monostichous \Mo*nos"ti*chous\ (m[-o]*n[o^]s"t[i^]*k[u^]s), a.
     [See Monostich.] (Bot.)
     Arranged in a single row on one side of an axis, as the
     flowers in grasses of the tribe Chloridae.
     [1913 Webster]