hapaxanth

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noun

A plant of a kind that flowers only once in its lifetime and then dies.

OriginAncient Greek ἅπαξ →
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Meanings

nounhapaxanth (plural hapaxanths)

plural hapaxanths

  1. A plant of a kind that flowers only once in its lifetime and then dies.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἅπαξ“once”
  2. Englishhapaxanth

From Ancient Greek ἅπαξ (hápax, “once”) + -anth (“flower”). The term was first used by Alexander Braun.

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APA

hapaxanth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hapaxanth

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“hapaxanth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hapaxanth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hapaxanth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hapaxanth.

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