monosis

monosis
‖ monosis Bot.
(mɒˈnəʊsɪs)
[mod.L., a. Gr. µόνωσις solitariness, singleness, f. µονοῦν to make single or solitary, f. µόνο-ς single.]
The isolation of an organ from the rest. (Cf. monosy.)
Cooke Man. Bot. Terms (ed. 2) 73. R. Brown Man. Bot. 609.

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  • Monōsis — (M. De C), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie Compositae Vernoniaceae Vernonicae; Arten in Mexico u. Ostindien …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • monosy — /monˈo si/ (biology) noun Separation of parts normally fused (also monōˈsis) ORIGIN: Gr monōsis solitariness, from monos single, alone …   Useful english dictionary

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