monoculture

[ mon-uh-kuhl-cher ]
/ ˈmɒn əˌkʌl tʃər /

noun Agriculture.

the use of land for growing only one type of crop.
Also called mon·o·crop·ping [mon-uh-krop-ing] /ˈmɒn əˌkrɒp ɪŋ/.

Origin of monoculture

First recorded in 1910–15; mono- + culture

OTHER WORDS FROM monoculture

mon·o·cul·tur·al, adjective

Words nearby monoculture

monocrat, monocrotic, monocrotism, monocular, monocular diplopia, monoculture, monocycle, monocyclic, monocyte, monocytic leukemia, monocytic leukocytosis

British Dictionary definitions for monocropping

monoculture
/ (ˈmɒnəʊˌkʌltʃə) /

noun

the continuous growing of one type of crop