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monocarpic

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mon·o·car·pic  (mn-kärpk) also mon·o·car·pous (-kärps)
adj.
Flowering and bearing fruit only once.
monocarpic [ˌmɒnəʊˈkɑːpɪk], monocarpous
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany another name for semelparous Also hapaxanthic
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Adj.1.monocarpic - dying after bearing fruit only oncemonocarpic - dying after bearing fruit only once
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