monotocous

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monotocous - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Monotocous \Mo*not"o*cous\, a. [Mono- + Gr. ? birth, offspring.]
     1. (Bot.) Bearing fruit but once; monocarpic.
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     2. (Zool.) Uniparous; laying a single egg.
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