Monocarpic
Pronunciation : Mon`o*car"pic, Mon`o*car"pous
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Mono- + Gr. monocarpe.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: Bearing fruit but once, and dying after fructification, as beans, maize, mustard, etc.
Note: Annual and biennual herbs are monocarpic, so also some plants of longer duration, as the century plant.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913