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1913
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Dimerous
Dim′er-ous
,
Adj.
[Gr.
δι-
=
δίσ-
twice + [GREEK] part.]
Composed of, or having, two parts of each kind.
☞ A
dimerous
flower has two sepals, two petals, two stamens, and two pistils.
Definition
2024
dimerous
dimerous
English
Adjective
dimerous
(
not comparable
)
(
botany
)
in two parts: in a flower each whorl (of flower parts) has two flower parts.
Among plants
dimerous
flowers are fairly rare
Related terms
dimer
dimery
Translations
in two parts
Catalan:
dímer
Italian:
dimero
(it)
See also
trimerous
tetramerous
pentamerous
Anagrams
soredium
Etymology
From
Ancient Greek
διμερής
(
dimerḗs
,
“
bi-partite
”
)
.
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