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/yooh nip"euhr euhs/, adj.1. Zool. producing only one egg or offspring at a time.2. Bot. (of a cyme) producing only one axis at each branching.[1640-50; < NL uniparus. See UNI-, -PAROUS]
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Uniparous — U*nip a*rous, a. [Uni + L. parere to bring forth.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Producing but one egg or young at a time. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Producing but one axis of inflorescence; said of the scorpioid cyme. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
uniparous — [yo͞o nip′ər əs] adj. [ UNI + PAROUS] 1. Bot. producing only one axis at each branching, as a cyme 2. Zool. producing only one egg or offspring at a time … English World dictionary
uniparous helicoid cyme — Bostryx Bos tryx, n. [NL.; irreg. fr. Gr. ? a curl.] (Bot.) A form of cymose inflorescence with all the flowers on one side of the rachis, usually causing it to curl; called also a {uniparous helicoid cyme}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
uniparous — adj. [L. unus, one; parere, to beget] Producing one egg or young at a time … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
uniparous — adjective a) Producing a single egg or offspring at one time b) Having a cluster of flowers that form a single axis at each branching … Wiktionary
Uniparous — 1) Having produced only one offspring. Also called primiparous. 2) Producing only one offspring at a time. See also multiparous. * * * unip·a·rous yü nip ə rəs adj 1) producing but one egg or offspring at a time 2) having produced but one… … Medical dictionary
uniparous — u·nip·a·rous || juË nɪpÉ™rÉ™s adj. one that lays one egg at a time; having one child at a time … English contemporary dictionary
uniparous — [ju: nɪp(ə)rəs] adjective chiefly Zoology producing a single offspring at a birth. Origin C17: from mod. L. uniparus (from L. uni one + parus bearing ) + ous … English new terms dictionary
uniparous — unip·a·rous … English syllables
uniparous — /juˈnɪpərəs/ (say yooh nipuhruhs) adjective producing only one at a birth. {New Latin ūniparus. See uni , parous} …
