Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having only one head; in botany, bearing a single capitulum or head.
  • Specifically, having the character of a monocephalus.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Bot.) Having a solitary head; -- said of unbranched composite plants.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective botany Having a single head; said of unbranched composite plants.

Etymologies

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Ancient Greek

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