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uniparous

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u⋅nip⋅ar⋅ous

  [yoo-nip-er-uhs]
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–adjective
1. Zoology. producing only one egg or offspring at a time.
2. Botany. (of a cyme) producing only one axis at each branching.
Origin:
1640–50; < NL ūniparus. See uni-, -parous
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u·nip·a·rous   (yōō-nĭp'ər-əs)   
adj.  

  1. Producing only one egg or offspring at a time.

  2. Having produced only one offspring; primiparous.

  3. Botany Forming a single axis at each branching, as certain flower clusters.

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Main Entry: unip·a·rous
Pronunciation: yü-'nip-&-r&s
Function: adjective
1 : producing but one egg or offspring at a time
2 : having produced but one offspring
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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