1. bearing fruit only once and then dying
Usage: botanical

Examples

• Bamboo plants are monocarpic, flowering once in their lifetime before dying.
• The agave is a monocarpic plant that produces a spectacular flower stalk after many years.
• Many annual plants are monocarpic by nature.
• Scientists study monocarpic species to understand their unique reproductive strategies.
• The century plant is perhaps the most famous monocarpic succulent.
• Monocarpic plants invest all their energy into a single reproductive event.