HEXAMEROUS


Meaning of HEXAMEROUS in English

-rəs adjective

Etymology: hexa- + -merous

1. botany : consisting of six parts : having floral whorls composed of six members

2. zoology : having six parts or parts in multiples of six arranged radially — used especially of anthozoans in which the tentacles and mesenteries are in multiples of six

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