Starter Websites: Avoiding Monocarpic Endeavors(blog.codyjamespeterson.com)
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Starter Websites: Avoiding Monocarpic Endeavors
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+1 for the use of monocarpic -- a concept i've always loved -- especially i the context of bamboo that have very long lifespans that end suddenly.
I only read it to find out what "monocarpic" means. It failed to explain so I had to go look it up. To save everyone else the trouble of reading this rather content-free excessively-large-fonted self-referential not-quite-blog-post:
Monocarpic plants are those that flower, set seeds and then die. Other terms with the same meaning are hapaxanth and semelparous.
The antonym is "polycarpic", but as far as I can figure out the whole concept is unrelated to Polycarp:
Polycarp (69 – 155) (Ancient Greek: Πολύκαρπος) was a 2nd century Christian bishop of Smyrna.[1] According to the Martyrdom of Polycarp he died a martyr, bound and burned at the stake, then stabbed when the fire failed to touch him.[2] Polycarp is regarded as a saint in the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Anglican, and Lutheran churches.
Monocarpic plants are those that flower, set seeds and then die. Other terms with the same meaning are hapaxanth and semelparous.
The antonym is "polycarpic", but as far as I can figure out the whole concept is unrelated to Polycarp:
Polycarp (69 – 155) (Ancient Greek: Πολύκαρπος) was a 2nd century Christian bishop of Smyrna.[1] According to the Martyrdom of Polycarp he died a martyr, bound and burned at the stake, then stabbed when the fire failed to touch him.[2] Polycarp is regarded as a saint in the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Anglican, and Lutheran churches.