Definition of monoculture
1 a
: the cultivation or growth of a single crop or organism especially on agricultural or forest land
b
: a crop or a population of a single kind of organism grown on land in monoculture
c
: growth consisting of a single crop, plant, or organism
- The plant forms a thick monoculture that cuts down on the variety of plants and birdlife in the marsh …
- —James Gorman
2
: a culture dominated by a single element : a prevailing culture marked by homogeneity
