mérous

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• -merous — [mər əs] [< Gr meros, a part (see MERIT) + OUS] combining form forming adjectives having (a specified number or kind of) parts; partite [trimerous (often written 3 merous)] …   English World dictionary

• Merous — Merosity is used to designate that a flower has whorls of floral parts in the perianth. It describes how many segments the whorl of petals or sepals or tepals have in a flower. Thus if a flower has five petals that look the same, then the flower… …   Wikipedia

• -merous — combining form Biology having a specified number of parts: pentamerous. Origin on the pattern of words such as (di)merous (see also mer) …   English new terms dictionary

• -merous —    an ending meaning parted, added to a number to create an adjective. Thus 8 merous means having 8 parts. The suffix, frequently used by botanists, is derived from the Greek meros, part …   Dictionary of units of measurement

• -merous — comb. form esp. Bot. having so many parts (dimerous; 5 merous). Etymology: Gk (as MERO ) …   Useful english dictionary

• -merous — adjective combining form Etymology: New Latin merus, from Greek merēs, from meros more at merit having (such or so many) parts < dimerous > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• -merous — a combining form meaning having parts of the kind or number specified by the initial element: dimerous. Cf. mer, mere. [ < Gk meros, adj. deriv. of méros part, portion, share; see OUS] * * * …   Universalium

• -merous — (G). Parted …   Dictionary of word roots and combining forms

• -merous — mer·ous …   English syllables

• -merous — aff. a combining form meaning “having parts” of the kind or number specified by the initial element: dimerous[/ex] • Etymology: < Gk merēs, adj. der. of méros part, share; see ous …   From formal English to slang

• Mérou — Nom vernaculaire ou nom normalisé ambigu : Le terme «  Mérou  » s applique en français à plusieurs taxons distincts. Mérou …   Wikipédia en Français