monomerous
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From mono- + -merous, ultimately from Ancient Greek roots meaning "a single part".
Adjective
[edit]monomerous (not comparable)
- (botany) Composed of solitary parts, as a flower with one sepal, one petal, one stamen, and one pistil
- (zoology) Having only one joint; said of the foot of certain insects
Coordinate terms
[edit]- dimerous (2), trimerous (3), tetramerous (4), pentamerous (5), hexamerous (6), heptamerous (7), octamerous (8)