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isomerous

American  
[ahy-som-er-uhs] / aɪˈsɒm ər əs /

adjective

  1. having an equal number of parts, markings, etc.

  2. Botany. (of a flower) having the same number of members in each whorl.

isomerous British  
/ aɪˈsɒmərəs /

adjective

  1. having an equal number of parts or markings

  2. (of flowers) having floral whorls with the same number of parts Compare anisomerous

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Etymology

Origin of isomerous

First recorded in 1855–60; iso- + -mere + -ous

Example Sentences

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Homoeomerous: all feet with an equal number of tarsal joints: = isomerous.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Thus the formula S5P5St5C5 means that the flower is perfect, and has pentamerous symmetry, the whorls being isomerous.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various

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