• (a.) Uniparous; laying a single egg. • (a.) Bearing fruit but once; monocarpic.
Mo·not'o·cous adjective [ Mono- + Greek ... birth, offspring.] 1. (Botany) Bearing fruit but once; monocarpic. 2. (Zoology) Uniparous; laying a single egg. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: mŏ-not′ō-kŭs Definitions: 1. Producing a single offspring at a birth.
monotocous, monotokous A plant that produces fruit only once in a life time. The plant may be an annual, biennial, or perennial.