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[MONOCLINAL.] Bot.: Having the two sexes in the same flower; hermaphrodite. mon-o-cóc-çi, s . pl . [Pref. mono- ; Gr. kokkos = a berry.] Cocci found single, as distinguished from those which occur in pairs, bunches or chains. mon-oc-ô-tyle, a. [MONOCOTYLEDON.] Bot.: The same as MONOCOTYLEDONOUS (q.v.). sin, as; expect, Xenophon, exist. ph = f. 1. Bot . The same as MONADELPHOUS (q. v.). 2. Zool .: The same as MONODELPHIAN, A. (q. v.). mon-ô-di-a-mět-ral, a . [Pref. mono- , and Eng. the lateral one, as the square prism and the square octahedron. mono-dist, s . [English monod(y); -ist .] One who writes or sings a monody. mon-o-don, don, s . s. [Pref. mon- , and Gr. odous (gen it. odontos)=a tooth.] Arctic Seas. It contains but one species, Monodon monoceros , remarkable for its dentition. The lower jaw in both sexes is edentulous; in the male, the upper jaw has two molars concealed in the gum, and two canines; the right is usually rudimentary, though sometimes abnormally developed, the left eight to ten feet in length, spirally twisted. It is probably an offensive weapon. In the female there are two rudimentary canines in the upper jaw, the left sometimes developing into a tusk. mon-o-dỹ, s. [Gr. monōdia, from monōdos = singing alone: monos alone, single, and ode =a song; Fr. monodie ; Ital. monodia .] A song for a single voice, generally of a plaintive character. The term was originally applied to vocal solos in the church service. "Let monodies on Fox regale your crew." Byron: English Bards and Scotch Reviewers . mon-ô-dy-năm-Ic, a . [Pref. mono- , and Eng. dynamic (q. v.).] Having only one power, capac- ity, or talent. ( De Quincey .) A. As adj .: The same as MONCECIOUS (q. v.). B. As subst.: A monœcio us plant. Bot.: A plant which has a simple flower. mon-o-gā-mi-a, s . pl . [MONOGAMY.] IMG:content-1362.png:[blocks in formation] The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia IMG:content-1364.png:[blocks in formation] The same as MONOGENIST, A. (q. v.). "Combining all that is good in the Monogenistic and Poly gen is tic schools."-Huxley: Critiques (1873), p. 163. mô nog e-nous, a. [Pref. mono-, and Gr. genaō =to bear.] Biol.: Relating to or partaking of the nature of monogenesis.