monaxonal

English

Etymology

From monaxon +‎ -al.

Adjective

monaxonal (not comparable)

  1. Having one axis.
    • 1967, James Herdman Wilmoth, Biology of Invertebrata, page 58:
      In this group the skeleton is composed of monaxonal and tri- and tetractinal spicules of calcium carbonate.
    • 1984, A Synoptic Classification of Living Organisms, →ISBN, page 138:
      With a reticulate, fibrous skeleton of spongin spined by unique monaxonal spicules pointed at one end, blunt at other and bearing whorls of small spines along their length.
    • 1984, The Cell Biology of Sponges, →ISBN, page 13:
      However, since in reality the two remaining rays are in the same plane, diactines can also be considered monaxonal.
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