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Definition: MONOCEPHALOUS

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Having a solitary head; -- said of unbranched composite plants.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb monocephalously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(monocephalously)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective monocephalous.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Monocephalous" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Monocephalous \Mon`o*ceph"a*lous\, adjective. [Mono- Greek kefalh` head.]. (references)

Definition: MONOCEPHALOUS

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Having a solitary head; -- said of unbranched composite plants.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb monocephalously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(monocephalously)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective monocephalous.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "MONOCEPHALOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Monocephalous \Mon`o*ceph"a*lous\, adjective. [Mono- Greek kefalh` head.]. (references)