monotint (monotint)

[ The characters are mere studies in monotint. Contemporary Rev., L. 405. monotocous (mō-not'ō-kus), a. [ τόκος, birth).] 1. In zoöl., having only one at a birth; uniparous, as the human species usually is; laying but one egg before incubating, as sundry birds.-2. In bot., bearing progeny (fruiting) only once, as in annuals or biennials: same as monocarpous. Also mono toko us.