# hapaxanth

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A plant of a kind that flowers only once in its lifetime and then dies.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἅπαξ (hápax, “once”) + -anth (“flower”). The term was first used by Alexander Braun.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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