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heptamerous

UK/hɛpˈtæməɹəs/

heptamerous adjective: comprising seven parts or members, as with seven petals on a flower.

Adjective

heptamerous (not comparable)

  1. Comprising seven parts or members, as with seven petals on a flower.

Origin of heptamerous

Formed in English as hepta- + -merous, as opposed to the apparent surface analysis of heptamer + -ous; compare the Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰμερής (heptămerḗs, “having seven parts”).

Questions about heptamerous

What does heptamerous mean?
Heptamerous means comprising seven parts or members, as with seven petals on a flower.
What part of speech is heptamerous?
Heptamerous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce heptamerous?
Heptamerous is pronounced /hɛpˈtæməɹəs/ (UK).

Words near heptamerous in the dictionary

  1. heptamerize
  2. heptamerized
  3. heptamerizing
  4. heptameron
  5. heptamerons
  6. heptamerous
  7. heptamers
  8. heptameter
  9. heptameters
  10. heptamethine
  11. heptamethines

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