Meaning & use
monoculture
The practice of growing a single crop or raising a single species over a large area of land.
See it in a sentence
Large-scale monoculture of corn can deplete soil nutrients faster than crop rotation does.
Farmers switched from monoculture to mixed planting to reduce their reliance on pesticides.
A note on using this word
Monoculture is also used figuratively for a lack of diversity in ideas, culture, or business practices.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A situation lacking diversity, in which one culture, idea, or approach dominates.
Critics warned that the industry was becoming a monoculture of nearly identical apps.
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