Monobuoy
[mon-uh-boo-ee, -boi] /ˈmɒn əˌbu i, -ˌbɔɪ/
noun, Nautical.
1.
a floating platform anchored offshore in deep water and equipped with pipelines leading to storage tanks onshore, to which large, deep-draft tankers moor to load or unload.
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[mon-uh-kahrp] /ˈmɒn əˌkɑrp/ noun, Botany. 1. a plant that dies after having once borne fruit. /ˈmɒnəʊˌkɑːp/ noun 1. a plant that is monocarpic monocarp (mŏn’ə-kärp’) A plant that produces fruit only once in its lifetime. monocarpic adjective
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[mon-uh-kahr-pik] /ˌmɒn əˈkɑr pɪk/ adjective, Botany. 1. producing fruit only once and then dying. /ˌmɒnəʊˈkɑːpɪk/ adjective 1. (botany) another name for semelparous Also hapaxanthic monocarp (mŏn’ə-kärp’) A plant that produces fruit only once in its lifetime. monocarpic adjective