hexamerous

[ hek-sam-er-uhs ]

adjective
  1. consisting of or divided into six parts.

  2. Zoology. having a radially symmetrical arrangement of organs in six groups.

  1. Botany. having six members in each whorl.

Origin of hexamerous

1
1855–60; <Late Latin hexamerus<Greek hexámeros of six parts, equivalent to hexa-hexa- + mér(os) share, part + -os adj. suffix (see -ous)

Other words from hexamerous

  • hex·am·er·ism [hek-sam-uh-riz-uhm], /hɛkˈsæm əˌrɪz əm/, noun

Words Nearby hexamerous

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British Dictionary definitions for hexamerous

hexamerous

hexameral

/ (hɛkˈsæmərəs) /


adjective
  1. (esp of the parts of a plant) arranged in groups of six

Derived forms of hexamerous

  • hexamerism, noun

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