monocarpic

[ mon-uh-kahr-pik ]
/ ˌmɒn əˈkɑr pɪk /

adjective Botany.

producing fruit only once and then dying.

Origin of monocarpic

First recorded in 1840–50; monocarp + -ic

British Dictionary definitions for monocarpic

monocarpic

monocarpous

/ (ˌmɒnəʊˈkɑːpɪk) /

adjective

botany another name for semelparous Also: hapaxanthic

Scientific definitions for monocarpic

monocarp
[ mŏnə-kärp′ ]

A plant that produces fruit only once in its lifetime.

Other words from monocarp

monocarpic adjective