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monostichous

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Arranged in a single row on one side of an axis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

Examples

  • The flowers in grasses of the tribe Chloridae are monostichous.
  • monostichous leaf blades

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Antonyms: none provided

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adj

Meaning 2

Of a poem, having only one line.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, uncommon

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History

Etymology

monostich + -ous