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monanthous [mō nan′thəs]adj.Bot. having only one flower, as some plants
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mo·nan·thous (mə-nănʹthəs) adj. BotanyBearing a single flower.* * *
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Monanthous — Mo*nan thous, a. [Mon + Gr. a nqos flower.] (Bot.) Having but one flower; one flowered. Gray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
monanthous — [mō nan′thəs] adj. [ MON + ANTHOUS] Bot. having only one flower, as some plants … English World dictionary
monanthous — a. single flowered … Dictionary of difficult words
monanthous — … Useful english dictionary
-anthous — a combining form meaning having flowers, of the type or number specified by the initial element, used in the formation of compound words: monanthous. [ < Gk ánth(os) flower + OUS] * * * … Universalium
-anthous — [an′thəs] [< Gr anthos: see ANTHO ] combining form forming adjectives having flowers (of a specified kind or number) [monanthous] … English World dictionary
