monomerous
[ muh-nom-er-uhs ]
adjective
consisting of one part.
Botany. (of flowers) having one member in each whorl.
Origin of monomerous
1Words Nearby monomerous
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How to use monomerous in a sentence
Probably the first marks for identification of a specimen might be the monomerous tarsus and the single claw.
monomerous insects are those which have only a single tarsal joint.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) | William Kirby
British Dictionary definitions for monomerous
monomerous
/ (mɒˈnɒmərəs) /
adjective
(of flowers) having whorls consisting of only one member
Origin of monomerous
1C19: from Greek monomerēs of one part; see mono-, -mere
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