solitariness

  • 101monosis — ‖ monosis Bot. (mɒˈnəʊsɪs) [mod.L., a. Gr. µόνωσις solitariness, singleness, f. µονοῦν to make single or solitary, f. µόνο ς single.] The isolation of an organ from the rest. (Cf. monosy.) Cooke Man. Bot. Terms (ed. 2) 73. R. Brown Man. Bot. 609 …

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