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uniparous
[ yoo-nip-er-uhs ]
adjective
- Zoology. producing only one egg or offspring at a time.
- Botany. (of a cyme) producing only one axis at each branching.
uniparous
/ juːˈnɪpərəs /
adjective
- (of certain animals) producing a single offspring at each birth
- (of a woman) having borne only one child
- botany (of a cyme) giving rise to only one branch from each flowering stem
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Origin of uniparous1
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Example Sentences
The cyme, according to its development, has been characterized as biparous or uniparous.
From Project Gutenberg
In the bell-flower (Campanula) there is a racemose uniparous cyme.
From Project Gutenberg
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