mon·o·cul·ture

[mon-uh-kuhl-cher]
noun Agriculture.
the use of land for growing only one type of crop.
Also called mon·o·crop·ping [mon-uh-krop-ing] .


Origin:
1910–15; mono- + culture

mon·o·cul·tur·al, adjective
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monoculture (ˈmɒnəʊˌkʌltʃə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
the continuous growing of one type of crop

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Word Origin & History

monoculture
"cultivation of a single crop when others are possible," 1915, from mono- "single" + culture (q.v.).
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Example sentences
The monoculture is a human product, to cater to human economic needs.
It is time to put an end to monoculture and the government grant aid that
  causes it.
Which makes sense, the weeds don't have as intense a problems with insects as
  compared to monoculture farm corps.
They complained that traditional farming was disrupted and diversity replaced
  by monoculture.
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