monolectic

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monolectic

Rhymes with -ɛktɪk

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From mono- + -lectic.

adjective more monolectic · most monolectic

  1. Of or relating to an insect (especially a bee) which collects pollen from the flowers of a single plant species.
  2. Of or relating to a term consisting of one word; one-worded, singleworded. A polylectic term is a multi-word term, as opposed to a monolectic term which is a one-word term.

Opposite: oligolectic, polylectic

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adjective

Opposite: oligolectic, polylectic

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adj Grammatical term

Ελληνικάμονολεκτικός monolektikós, μονολεκτική monolektikí, μονολεκτικό monolektikó, μονόλεκτος monólektos, μονόλεκτη monólekti, μονόλεκτο monólekto

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@misc{monolectic_2026,
  title = {monolectic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/monolectic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}