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Monostichous

Monostichous \Mo*nos"ti*chous\ (m[-o]*n[o^]s"t[i^]*k[u^]s), a. [See Monostich.] (Bot.) Arranged in a single row on one side of an axis, as the flowers in grasses of the tribe Chlorid[ae].

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monostichous

a. (context botany English) Arranged in a single row on one side of an axis.