Polycarpy (polycarpic or (polycarpous)

Title

Polycarpy (polycarpic or (polycarpous)
Definition

Referring to plants that flower repeatedly; i.e., those that do not die after a single flowering. Same as iteroparous and pleionanthic; opposite of monocarpic, hapaxanthic and semelparic.
Related Terms

Pleionanthy (pleionanthic, pleionanthous)
Iteropary (iteroparic or iteroparous)
Monocarpy (monocarpic or monocarpous)
Hapaxanthy (hapaxanthic or hapaxanthous)
*For more educational content, please visit The Hand Lens and explore our herbarium collections and the stories they tell.