Main Entry: mono·cul·ture

Pronunciation: \ˈmä-nə-ˌkəl-chər\

Function: noun

Date: 1915

1 : the cultivation or growth of a single crop or organism especially on agricultural or forest land
2 : a crop or a population of a single kind of organism grown on land in monoculture
3 : a culture dominated by a single element : a prevailing culture marked by homogeneity

— mono·cul·tur·al \ˌmä-nə-ˈkəlch-rəl, -ˈkəl-chə-\ adjective