UNIPAROUS

uniparous

(adjective) producing only one offspring at a time

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

uniparous (not comparable)

(zoology) Producing a single egg or offspring at one time

(medicine) Primiparous.

(botany) Having a cluster of flowers that form a single axis at each branching

Source: Wiktionary


U*nip"a*rous, a. Etym: [Uni- + L. parere to bring forth.]

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Producing but one egg or young at a time.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: Producing but one axis of inflorescence; -- said of the scorpioid cyme.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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