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Allomerous
Allomerous Al*lom"er*ous, a. (Chem.)
Characterized by allomerism.
AnisomerousAnisomerous An`i*som"er*ous, a. [See Anisomeric.] (Bot.)
Having the number of floral organs unequal, as four petals
and six stamens. Dimerous
Dimerous Dim"er*ous, a. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ? part.]
Composed of, or having, two parts of each kind.
Note: A dimerous flower has two sepals, two petals, two
stamens, and two pistils.
Ephemerous
Ephemerous E*phem"er*ous, a.
Ephemeral. [R.] --Burke.
GlomerousGlomerous Glom"er*ous, a. [L. glomerosus, fr. glomus. See 3d
Glome.]
Gathered or formed into a ball or round mass. [Obs.]
--Blount. Heptamerous
Heptamerous Hep*tam"er*ous, a. [Hepta- + Gr. ? part.] (Bot.)
Consisting of seven parts, or having the parts in sets of
sevens. --Gray.
HeteromerousHeteromerous Het`er*om"er*ous, a. [See Heteromera.]
1. (Chem & Crystallog.) Unrelated in chemical composition,
though similar or indentical in certain other respects;
as, borax and augite are hom[oe]morphous, but
heteromerous.
2. (Bot.) With the parts not corresponding in number.
3. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Having the femoral artery developed as the principal
artery of the leg; -- said of certain birds, as the
cotingas and pipras.
(b) Having five tarsal joints in the anterior and middle
legs, but only four in the posterior pair, as the
blister beetles and oil beetles. Hexamerous
Hexamerous Hex*am"er*ous, a. [Hexa- + Gr.? part.] (Bot.)
In six parts; in sixes.
Homoeomerous
Homoeomerous Ho`m[oe]*om"er*ous, a. (Anat.)
Having the main artery of the leg parallel with the sciatic
nerve; -- said of certain birds.
InnumerousInnumerous In*nu"mer*ous, a. [L. innumerosus, innumerus. See
Numerous.]
Innumerable. [Archaic] --Milton. Monohemerous
Monohemerous Mon`o*hem"er*ous, a. [Mono- + Gr. ? day.] (Med.)
Lasting but one day.
Monomerous
Monomerous Mo*nom"er*ous, a. [Gr. ? single; mo`nos alone + ?
part.]
1. (Bot.) Composed of solitary parts, as a flower with one
sepal, one petal, one stamen, and one pistil.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Having but one joint; -- said of the foot of
certain insects.
NumerousNumerous Nu"mer*ous, a. [L. numerosus. See Number.]
1. Consisting of a great number of units or individual
objects; being many; as, a numerous army.
Such and so numerous was their chivalry. --Milton.
2. Consisting of poetic numbers; rhythmical; measured and
counted; melodious; musical. [Obs.]
Such prompt eloquence Flowed from their lips, in
prose or numerous verse. --Milton.
-- Nu"mer*ous*ly, adv. -- Nu"mer*ous*ness, n. NumerouslyNumerous Nu"mer*ous, a. [L. numerosus. See Number.]
1. Consisting of a great number of units or individual
objects; being many; as, a numerous army.
Such and so numerous was their chivalry. --Milton.
2. Consisting of poetic numbers; rhythmical; measured and
counted; melodious; musical. [Obs.]
Such prompt eloquence Flowed from their lips, in
prose or numerous verse. --Milton.
-- Nu"mer*ous*ly, adv. -- Nu"mer*ous*ness, n. NumerousnessNumerous Nu"mer*ous, a. [L. numerosus. See Number.]
1. Consisting of a great number of units or individual
objects; being many; as, a numerous army.
Such and so numerous was their chivalry. --Milton.
2. Consisting of poetic numbers; rhythmical; measured and
counted; melodious; musical. [Obs.]
Such prompt eloquence Flowed from their lips, in
prose or numerous verse. --Milton.
-- Nu"mer*ous*ly, adv. -- Nu"mer*ous*ness, n. Octamerous
Octamerous Oc*tam"er*ous, a. [Octa- + Gr. ? part.] (Biol.)
Having the parts in eights; as, an octamerous flower;
octamerous mesenteries in polyps.
Oligomerous
Oligomerous Ol`i*gom"er*ous, a. [Oligo- + Gr. ? part.] (Bot.)
Having few members in each set of organs; as, an oligomerous
flower.
Overnumerous
Overnumerous O"ver*nu"mer*ous, a.
Excessively numerous; too many.
Pentamerous
Pentamerous Pen*tam"er*ous, a. [Penta- + Gr. ? part.]
1. (Biol.) Divided into, or consisting of, five parts; also,
arranged in sets, with five parts in each set, as a flower
with five sepals, five petals, five, or twice five,
stamens, and five pistils.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Belonging to the Pentamera.
Polymerous
Polymerous Po*lym"er*ous, a.
1. (Bot.) Having many parts or members in each set. --Gray.
2. (Chem.) Polymeric. [Obs.]
Rubus ChamaemerousCloudberry Cloud"ber`ry, n. (Bot.)
A species of raspberry (Rubus Cham[ae]merous) growing in
the northern regions, and bearing edible, amber-colored
fruit. Temerous
Temerous Tem"er*ous, a.
Temerarious. [Obs.]
Tetramerous
Tetramerous Te*tram"er*ous, a. [Tetra- + Gr. ? part.]
1. (Bot.) Having the parts arranged in sets of four; as, a
tetramerous flower.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Having four joints in each of the tarsi; --
said of certain insects.
TrimerousTrimerous Tri"mer*ous, a. [See Trimera.] (Bot.)
Having the parts in threes.
Meaning of Merous from wikipedia
- used to
refer to the
number of
leaves in a leaf whorl. The
adjective n-
merous refers to a
whorl of n parts,
where n is any
integer greater than one. In...
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small and oval. The
seven species have
small white flowers which are 5-
merous and many stamened.
Fruit are
either red, orange, or
yellow pomes. The flowers...
- in
color from
amber to black. The
ovaries are
three or five-
merous,
occasionally two-
merous, with a
corresponding number of free or
united styles. Developing...
- (English loan) /ua/
tuangel "door" /oi/
tekoi "word" /oɛ/
beroel "spear" /ou/
merous "distribute" /oa/
omoachel "river" /ai/
chais "news" /aɛ/ baeb "pipe" (English...
- 8–30 x 2–8 mm.
Flowers in
terminal cymes, small, yellow-brownish, with a 5-
merous corolla.
Flowers May–August.
Fruit a black, globose, fleshy, drupe. Rocky...
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calyx of a
typical octolepidoideae is 5-
merous.
Researchers have
found the
species to
contain 4-
merous and 6-
merous calyces,
albeit they
remain rarer. The...
- up to 25 mm (1 in) across.
These flowers are
extraordinary in
being 32-
merous (trigintoduomerous) i.e.
having usually 32 sepals, 32 petals, 32 stamens...
- Some
genera are 4-
merous (i.e., with 4
sepals and 4 petals), such as
Aragoa (but this one has 5 sepals);
others are 5- to 8-
merous, such as Sibthorpia...
- grow
erect at 1.5 m high. The
species whorled leaves,
flowers which are 4-
merous, and the
pendulous inflorescences likened the
species to M. pendula. However...
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members of the Heliotropiaceae,
plants in the
genus Heliotropium have 5-
merous,
tetracyclic flowers and
actinomorphic corollas. They
likewise share in...
