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Definition of Monocarpic

Monocarpic
Monocarpic Mon`o*car"pic, Monocarpous Mon`o*car"pous, a. [Mono- + Gr. ? fruit: cf. F. monocarpe.] (Bot.) Bearing fruit but once, and dying after fructification, as beans, maize, mustard, etc. Note: Annual and biennual herbs are monocarpic, so also some plants of longer duration, as the century plant.

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- 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")...
- it has bloomed every 120 years "since records have been kept". It is monocarpic, that is, after flowering, the plants die. Henon bamboo flowers every...
- plants. Plants that flower and fruit only once and then die are termed monocarpic or semelparous; these species may live for many years before they flower...
- [page needed] However, most Agave species are more accurately described as monocarpic rosettes or multiannuals, since each individual rosette flowers only once...
- is a species of tree found from Costa Rica to western Colombia. It is monocarpic, flowering only once before dying, which gives rise to its common name...
- Heracleum sosnowskyi, or Sosnowsky's hogweed, is a monocarpic perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae. Its native range includes...
- of South America and southern Central America. Many of the species are monocarpic, with the parent plant dying after one flower and seed production event...
- metres (82 ft) long and 3 metres (9.8 ft) wide are known. The plants are monocarpic, meaning that they flower once and then die after the seeds are mature...
- surviving temperatures at −20 °F (−29 °C). Parry's agave is evergreen and monocarpic—i.e., mature agaves produce a twelve-foot stalk studded with bright, yellow...
- called Korean angelica, giant angelica, purple parsnip, and dangquai, is a monocarpic biennial or short lived perennial plant from Korea and China. It inhabits...