The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
monostichous — mo·nos·ti·chous … English syllables
monostichous — adj. Bot. & Zool. arranged in or consisting of one layer or row. Etymology: MONO + Gk stikhos row … Useful english dictionary
mon|o|stich — «MON uh stihk», noun. 1. a poem or epigram consisting of a single metrical line. 2. a single line of poetry. ╂[< Greek monóstichon, neuter of monóstichos; see etym. under monostichous (Cf. ↑monostichous)] … Useful english dictionary
monostich — n. [Gr. monos, one; stichos, row] 1. Cells arranged in a row along one side of an axis. 2. (NEMATODA: Adenophorea) Esophagi in Stichosomida (=Trichocephalida; Mermithida) in which the cells are external to the esophagus and along one side;… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
monostich — n. one verse line; poem of one verse line. ♦ monostichous, a. in one line or row … Dictionary of difficult words
-stichous — stə̇kəs adjective combining form Etymology: Late Latin stichus, from Greek stichos, from stichos row, line : having (such or so many) rows or sides diplostichous monostichous * * * Bot., Zool. a combining form meaning having rows of the kind or… … Useful english dictionary
