monogenesis (monojenesis)

[NL., rent similar to itself: opposed to metagenesis. E. van Beneden. (b) Generation of an individ and female products, or ova and spermatozoa. ual from one parent which develops both In bot . , the condition of po e ing only a sin μόνος, single, + E. flagellate, a.] Monomasti gate or uni flagellate, as an infusorian. monogam (mono-gam), n. [ Monogamia (mon-ō-gā'mi-ä), n. pl. [NL., anthers. mon ogam i an (mon-o-ga'mi-an), a. Same as monogamous. monogamic (mon-o-gam'ik), a. [ IMG:content-0890.png:[blocks in formation] [ mo 2. One who has but one (living and undivorced) wife, as opposed to a bigamist or a polygamist. monogamistic (mon"ō-ga-mis'tik), a. nogamist + -ic.] Same as monogamous. monogamous (mo-nog'a-mus), a. [ nogamy. (a) Marrying only once - that is, not remarry ing after the death of the spouse: opposed to digamous. (b) Marrying only one at a time: opposed to bigamous or polygamous. 2. Of or pertaining to monogamy: as, monoga mous doctrines or customs.-3. In zoöl., having only one mate; living in pairs: as, a monoga mous family of birds.-4. In bot., having solitary flowers with united anthers, as in Lobelia. Doubly monogamous, in ornith., said of birds the male of the young, as pigeons and many other birds. monogamy (mo-nog'a-mi), n. [= F. monogamie = Sp. monogamía = Pg. It. monogamia, takes part nest-building, incubation, and care IMG:content-0891.png:[blocks in formation] 3. In geol., being the result of one genetic proce : applied by Dana to mountain-ranges. The Appal a chi ans, a range of many mountain ridges and valleys, constitute one individual among mountains, because a result of one genetic proce , or, in a word, monogenetic. Dana , Man. of Geol. (3d ed.), p. 796.