merismatic

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adjective

Dividing into cells or segments.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

adjectivemerismatic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyDividing into cells or segments.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμέρισμα“part”
  2. Englishmerismatic

From Ancient Greek μέρισμα (mérisma, “part”).

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APA

merismatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merismatic

MLA

“merismatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merismatic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “merismatic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merismatic.

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