Where does “monocarp” come from?

monocarp (English) comes from French monocarpe, from French mono-, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

monocarp (English): A monocarpic plant

Definitions

  1. A monocarpic plant

Ancestry of “monocarp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmonocarpemonocarpous
2Frenchmono-mono
3Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
4Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
5Proto-Hellenic*spérmə—
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