monomerous

English

Etymology

mono- +‎ -merous, ultimately from Ancient Greek roots meaning "a single part".

Adjective

monomerous (not comparable)

(botany) Composed of solitary parts, as a flower with one sepal, one petal, one stamen, and one pistil
(zoology) Having only one joint; said of the foot of certain insects

Coordinate terms

dimerous (2), trimerous (3), tetramerous (4), pentamerous (5), hexamerous (6), heptamerous (7), octamerous (8)

Derived terms

pseudomonomerous

Related terms

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