monoculture

noun

mono·​cul·​ture ˈmä-nə-ˌkəl-chər 

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

monocultural

ˌmä-nə-ˈkəlch-rəl 

-ˈkəl-chə-

adjective

Examples of monoculture in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Reeder asked, describing the monoculture rows timber companies often plant after clear-cutting. —April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024

The force of government spending and investment applied in this way would foster hope among the 90% who are marginalized by the investor monoculture and begin a process of political healing. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024

Mass production by agribusinesses is marring the environment, while monoculture farming practices are giving deadly pathogens a biological edge. —Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024

The restaurant also seeks to preserve recipes that existed before chemical fertilizers, monoculture crops, and the seizure of Indigenous lands. —Paula Móvil, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined at sense 1a