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See Nepenthes.

or their fruit large, pot-shaped, woody capsules containing delicious nuts, and opening almost explosively by a circular lid at the top. Vases and pots are made of this capsule.

A short, round iron bar or lever used in naval gunnery. Totten.

The angel fish (Squatina).

A name of certain curious orchids which bear three kinds of flowers formerly referred to three genera, but now ascertained to be sexually different forms of the same genus (Catasetum tridentatum, etc.).

The character or condition of a monk. Atterbury.

Monkish. [R.] Coleridge.

Like a monk, or pertaining to monks; monastic; as, monkish manners; monkish dress; monkish solitude. -- Monk"ish*ness, n.

Like, or suitable to, a monk. [R.]

A plant of the genus Aconitum; aconite. See Aconite.

The black howler of Central America (Mycetes villosus).

A prefix signifying one, single, alone; as, monocarp, monopoly; (Chem.) indicating that a compound contains one atom, radical, or group of that to the name of which it is united; as, monoxide, monosulphide, monatomic, etc.

gen atom to be replaced; -- said of acids; as, acetic, nitric, and hydrochloric acids are monobasic.

Containing one carboxyl group; as, acetic acid is a monocarbonic acid.

Having a single heart, as fishes and amphibians. -- n.

A monocarpic plant.

Consisting of a single carpel, as the fruit of the pea, cherry, and almond.

Bearing fruit but once, and dying after fructification, as beans, maize, mustard, etc.

Having a solitary head; -- said of unbranched composite plants.

A one-horned creature; a unicorn; a sea monster with one horn. Mighty monoceroses with immeasured tails. Spenser.