dimerous

English

Etymology

From di- +‎ -merous; compare also Ancient Greek διμερής (dimerḗs, “bipartite”).

Adjective

dimerous (not comparable)

1. (botany) In two parts; having two parts in each whorl of a flower.

   Plants with dimerous flowers are fairly rare.

2. (entomology) Having two-jointed tarsi.

Coordinate terms

• monomerous (1), trimerous (3), tetramerous (4), pentamerous (5), hexamerous (6), heptamerous (7), octamerous (8)

Related terms

• dimer
• dimeric
• dimery

Translations

in two parts

• Catalan: dímer
• Italian: dimero (it)

Anagrams

• Mourides, erodiums, soredium