Monocarpous, mon-ō-kärp′us, adj. bearing fruit only once, as wheat, and all annual plants.—n. Mon′ocarp. [Gr. monos, single, karpos, fruit.]
Monocentric, mon-ō-sen′trik, adj. having a single centre only: unipolar.
Monocephalous, mon-ō-sef′al-us, adj. having but one head or capitulum.
Monoceros, mō-nos′ėr-os, n. a one-horned animal: the unicorn: (Spens.) perhaps the sword-fish.—adj. Monoc′erous. [Gr. monos, single, keras, a horn.]
Monochlamydeous, mon-ō-kla-mid′ē-us, adj. (bot.) having a single instead of a double perianth. [Gr. monos, single, chlamys, a cloak.]
Monochord, mon′ō-kord, n. a musical instrument of one chord or string.
Monochromatic, mon-ō-kro-mat′ik, adj. of one colour only—also Monochrō′ic.—ns. Mon′ochrome, a painting in one colour only; Mon′ochromy, this art.
Monochronic, mon-ō-kron′ik, adj. contemporaneous.—adj. Monoch′ronous, monosemic.
Monocle, mon′o-kl, n. a one-eyed animal: a single eyeglass.
Monoclinal, mon′ō-klī-nal, adj. (geol.) dipping in one direction.