- Oligomerous
- Oligomerous \Ol`i*gom"er*ous\, a. [Oligo- + Gr. me`ros part.] (Bot.) Having few members in each set of organs; as, an oligomerous flower. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Oligomerous
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oligomerous — adj. [Gr. oligos, few; meros, part] Having fewer parts or organs than other related forms. oligomery n … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
oligomerous — adjective Having only a few members in a particular organ See Also: oligomeric … Wiktionary
oligomerous — oligomˈerous adjective 1. (Gr meros a part) having few parts 2. Having fewer members than the other whorls of a flower • • • Main Entry: ↑olig … Useful english dictionary
