monogeneous, a.
(mɒnəʊˈdʒiːniːəs)
[f. mod.L. monogene-us, f. Gr. µονογεν-ής (f. µόνο-ς mono- + γέν-ος kind, race) + -ous. Cf. F. monogéné.]
1. Of one race or family.
| 1856 in Mayne Expos. Lex. |
2. Biol. Generated in the same form as that of the parents.
| 1890 Century Dict. s.v. 1891 Ibid. s.v. Trematoda, The monogeneous and digeneous suborders [of Trematoda]. |
3. Math. Having a single differential coefficient. Cf. monogenous a. 7.
| 1888 B. Williamson in Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 72/1 (Variable) The function is monogeneous. |