Definition of Monocarp. Meaning of Monocarp. Synonyms of Monocarp

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Definition of Monocarp

Monocarp
Monocarp Mon"o*carp, n. (Bot.) A monocarpic plant.

Meaning of Monocarp from wikipedia

- Monocarpic plants are those that flower and set seeds only once, and then die. The term is derived from Gr**** (mono, "single" + karpos, "fruit" or "grain")...
- discovered in 1911 by botanical explorer Dr. Ernst H.G. Ule. S. excelsa is a monocarp producing an immense thyrse 10 ft (3.0 m) high and about 12 ft (3.7 m)...
- subtended by a con****uous bract. Like the Talipot and most Agaves, this is a monocarp. The life cycle from seed to seed is 80 to 150 years. The largest individuals...
- exterior, scarlet endocarp, up to born on a pedicel. Seed, ovate- ellipsoid, monocarps have two rows of seed. Native to West Africa, found in lowland forests...
- The fruit consists of up to 6 monocarps. Each mature monocarp is a 24–34 by 23–30 millimeter ellipsoid. The mature monocarps are green, wrinkly and have...
- 1-2 unfused carpels (monocarps). Fruit are attached to 30-40 millimeter peduncles by 8-9 millimeter pedicles. Mature monocarps are orange, hairy, wrinkly...
- 3–6 monocarps. Each mature monocarp is a 6–8 by 6–8 millimeter globe. The mature monocarps have a distinctive equatorial ridge. The mature monocarps are...
- consists of up to 2 monocarps. Each mature monocarp is a 15-16 by 10-15 millimeter globe. The pale brown-green, mature monocarps are smooth and densely...
- singular on 10-30 mm stalks; constricted between seeds (typically 3 per monocarp), glabrous and warty. In southern China, flowering is from April-July and...
- The fruit consists of up to 7 monocarps. Each mature monocarp is a 9-13 by 10 millimeter globe. The mature monocarps are green, wrinkly and hairy. The...