hexamerous

[ hek-sam-er-uh s ]

/ hɛkˈsæm ər əs /

adjective

consisting of or divided into six parts.

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

Botany. having six members in each whorl.

Nearby words

hexahydroxy, hexahydroxycyclohexane, hexamer, hexameral, hexameron, hexamerous, hexameter, hexamethonium, hexamethylene, hexamethylenetetramine, hexamine

Origin of hexamerous

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

Related forms

hex·am·er·ism

[hek-sam-uh-riz-uh m] /hɛkˈsæm əˌrɪz əm/, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for hexamerous

hexamerous

hexameral

/ (hɛkˈsæmərəs) /

adjective

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

Derived Forms

hexamerism, noun

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