dimerous
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
di- + -merous; compare also Ancient Greek διμερής (dimerḗs, “bipartite”).
Adjective[edit]
dimerous (not comparable)
- (botany) In two parts; having two parts in each whorl of a flower.
- Plants with dimerous flowers are fairly rare.
- (entomology) Having two-jointed tarsi.
Coordinate terms[edit]
- monomerous (1), trimerous (3), tetramerous (4), pentamerous (5), hexamerous (6), heptamerous (7), octamerous (8)