Monks"hood` (?), n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Aconitum; aconite. See
Aconite.
Monk's" seam` (?). (Naut.) An extra middle seam made at the junction of
two breadths of canvas, ordinarily joined by only two rows of stitches.
{ Mon"o- (?), Mon- (?) }. [Gr. &?;.] A prefix signifying one, single,
alone; as, monocarp, monopoly; (Chem.) indicating that a compound
contains one atom, radical, or group of that to the name of which it is
united; as, monoxide, monosulphide, monatomic, etc.
||Mo"no (?), n. [Sp.] (Zoöl.) The black howler of Central America
||(Mycetes villosus).
Mon`o*ba"sic (?), a. [Mono- + basic.] (Chem.) Capable of being
neutralized by a univalent base or basic radical; having but one acid
hydrogen atom to be replaced; -- said of acids; as, acetic, nitric, and
hydrochloric acids are monobasic.
Mon`o*car*bon"ic (?), a. [Mono- + carbonic.] (Chem.) Containing one
carboxyl group; as, acetic acid is a monocarbonic acid.
Mon`o*car"di*an (?), a. [Mono- + Gr. &?; heart.] (Zoöl.) Having a
single heart, as fishes and amphibians. -- n. An animal having a single
heart.
Mon"o*carp (?), n. (Bot.) A monocarpic plant.
Mon`o*car"pel*la*ry (?), a. [Mono- + carpellary.] (Bot.) Consisting of
a single carpel, as the fruit of the pea, cherry, and almond.
{ Mon`o*car"pic (?), Mon`o*car"pous (?), } a. [Mono- + Gr. &?; fruit:
cf. F. monocarpe.] (Bot.) Bearing fruit but once, and dying after
fructification, as beans, maize, mustard, etc.
Annual and biennual herbs are monocarpic, so also some plants of longer
duration, as the century plant.
Mon`o*ceph"a*lous (?), a. [Mono- + Gr. kefalh` head.] (Bot.) Having a
solitary head; -- said of unbranched composite plants.
||Mo*noc"e*ros (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;; mo`nos alone, single + ke`ras
||horn.] 1. A one-horned creature; a unicorn; a sea monster with one
||horn.
Mighty monoceroses with immeasured tails.
Spenser.