monocarp
/ˈmɑnoʊˌkɑrp/
noun
- A plant that flowers, produces seeds, and then dies after a single reproductive cycle.
- Unlike perennials, a monocarp completes its life cycle in one growing season.
- The agave is a well-known monocarp that blooms only once before dying.
- Gardeners were surprised when the bamboo, a monocarp, suddenly flowered and withered.
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