heptamerous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

hĕptăʹmərəs /hɛpˈtæməɹəs/

Word forms

heptamerous

Etymology

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”).

Related words

heptamerede heptamer heptameric
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