trimerous

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adjective

Organized in threes; having parts in numbers that are multiples of three.

“The monocots typically have trimerous flowers.”

OriginAncient Greek τρία →
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Meanings

adjectivetrimerous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOrganized in threes; having parts in numbers that are multiples of three.

    The monocots typically have trimerous flowers.

  2. not comparablebiologyHaving three joints.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμέρος“part”
  2. Ancient Greekτρία“three”
  3. Englishtrimerous

From tri- + -merous; ultimately from tri-, from Ancient Greek τρία (tría, “three”); + Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”).

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Translations

Catalan trímer
  • trímerorganized in threes
Italian trimero
  • trimeroorganized in threes
Polish potrójny
  • potrójnyorganized in threes
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Chicago

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