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trimerous
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Etymology
From tri- + -merous; ultimately from tri-, from Ancient Greek τρία (tría, “three”); + Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”).
Adjective
trimerous (not comparable)
- (botany) Organized in threes; having parts in numbers that are multiples of three.
- The monocots typically have trimerous flowers.
- (zoology) Having three joints.
Coordinate terms
- monomerous (1), dimerous (2), tetramerous (4), pentamerous (5), hexamerous (6), heptamerous (7), octamerous (8)
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