monoculture
/ˈmɑnəˌkʌltʃər/
noun
- The cultivation of a single crop in a field or region at a time, often for efficiency but with environmental risks.
- Monoculture makes crops more vulnerable to pests and diseases.
- Large-scale monoculture of soybeans has reduced the variety of plants in the area.
- Some farmers rotate crops to avoid the problems caused by monoculture.
- A society or environment dominated by a single culture, language, or way of thinking.
- The country's monoculture is slowly giving way to more diversity as immigration increases.
- Living in a monoculture can limit exposure to different perspectives.
- The internet was once a monoculture of English, but now many languages thrive online.
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