n. [ Gr. &unr_;, from &unr_; consisting of one verse; mo`nos single + sti`chos line, verse. ] A composition consisting of one verse only. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Monostich. ] (Bot.) Arranged in a single row on one side of an axis, as the flowers in grasses of the tribe Chloridae. [ 1913 Webster ]