1. the cultivation of a single crop over a wide area
Usage: agriculture
2. a culture that lacks diversity in ideas, customs, or practices
Usage: sociology

Examples

• The farm’s monoculture of corn made it vulnerable to disease.
• Large-scale monoculture can deplete soil nutrients over time.
• Critics argue that suburban developments create a cultural monoculture.
• The company’s monoculture discouraged creative thinking.
• Biodiversity suffers when monoculture replaces natural ecosystems.
• The school promoted diversity to avoid intellectual monoculture.