monoculture
pronunciation
How to pronounce monoculture in British English:
UK [ˈmɒnəkʌltʃə(r)]
How to pronounce monoculture in American English:
US [ˈmɑːnəkʌltʃər]
Word Origin
- monoculture (n.)
- "cultivation of a single crop when others are possible," 1915, from mono- "single" + culture (n.).
Example
- 1. We need to move away from monoculture , energy-intensive farming .
- 2. The cotton monoculture that global demand imposed on burkina faso has turned the place into a desert .
- 3. But innovations by competitor species , or the emergence of altogether new species , prevent any permanent hierarchy or monoculture from emerging .
- 4. Both demonstrate the dangers of the monoculture .
- 5. If circumstances require a change of direction , the monoculture at the top of vw may react slowly .