polymerous

[ puh-lim-er-uhs ]

adjective
  1. Biology. composed of many parts.

  2. Botany. having numerous members in each whorl.

Origin of polymerous

1
First recorded in 1855–60; polymer + -ous

Words Nearby polymerous

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How to use polymerous in a sentence

  • For its political result naturally it requires polymerous support.

    Freedom's Battle | Mahatma Gandhi

British Dictionary definitions for polymerous

polymerous

/ (pəˈlɪmərəs) /


adjective
  1. (of flowers) having the petals, sepals, and other parts arranged in whorls of many parts

  2. biology having or being composed of many parts

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