hexamerous

English

Etymology

From hexa- +‎ -merous, ultimately from Ancient Greek.

Adjective

hexamerous (not comparable)

1. (botany, zoology) In six parts; occurring in sixes.

   hexamerous flowers

   hexamerous gastric pouch

Coordinate terms

• monomerous (1), dimerous (2), trimerous (3), tetramerous (4), pentamerous (5), heptamerous (7), octamerous (8)

Related terms

• hexamer
• hexameric

References

• “hexamerous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.