Uniparous

Uniparous
Uniparous U*nip"a*rous, a. [Uni- + L. parere to bring forth.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Producing but one egg or young at a time. [1913 Webster]

2. (Bot.) Producing but one axis of inflorescence; -- said of the scorpioid cyme. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • uniparous — [yo͞o nip′ər əs] adj. [ UNI + PAROUS] 1. Bot. producing only one axis at each branching, as a cyme 2. Zool. producing only one egg or offspring at a time …   English World dictionary

  • uniparous helicoid cyme — Bostryx Bos tryx, n. [NL.; irreg. fr. Gr. ? a curl.] (Bot.) A form of cymose inflorescence with all the flowers on one side of the rachis, usually causing it to curl; called also a {uniparous helicoid cyme}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • uniparous — adj. [L. unus, one; parere, to beget] Producing one egg or young at a time …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • uniparous — /yooh nip euhr euhs/, adj. 1. Zool. producing only one egg or offspring at a time. 2. Bot. (of a cyme) producing only one axis at each branching. [1640 50; < NL uniparus. See UNI , PAROUS] * * * …   Universalium

  • uniparous — adjective a) Producing a single egg or offspring at one time b) Having a cluster of flowers that form a single axis at each branching …   Wiktionary

  • Uniparous — 1) Having produced only one offspring. Also called primiparous. 2) Producing only one offspring at a time. See also multiparous. * * * unip·a·rous yü nip ə rəs adj 1) producing but one egg or offspring at a time 2) having produced but one… …   Medical dictionary

  • uniparous — u·nip·a·rous || juː nɪpÉ™rÉ™s adj. one that lays one egg at a time; having one child at a time …   English contemporary dictionary

  • uniparous — [ju: nɪp(ə)rəs] adjective chiefly Zoology producing a single offspring at a birth. Origin C17: from mod. L. uniparus (from L. uni one + parus bearing ) + ous …   English new terms dictionary

  • uniparous — unip·a·rous …   English syllables

  • uniparous — /juˈnɪpərəs/ (say yooh nipuhruhs) adjective producing only one at a birth. {New Latin ūniparus. See uni , parous} …  

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”