monospermous

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adjective

Having only one seed.

OriginEnglish mono- ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-) →
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Meanings

adjectivemonospermous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving only one seed.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Englishmonospermous

From mono- + -spermous.

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Translations

French monosperme
  • monosperme(botany) having only one seed
Italian monospermo
  • monospermo(botany) having only one seed
Russian односемя́нный
  • односемя́нный (odnosemjánnyj)(botany) having only one seed
Spanish monospermo
  • monospermo(botany) having only one seed
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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