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单词 trimerous
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trimerous

[ trim-er-uhs ]
/ ˈtrɪm ər əs /

adjective

Botany. (of flowers) having members in each whorl in groups of three.
Entomology. having three segments or parts.

Origin of trimerous

1820–30; <New Latin trimerus, equivalent to trimer- (see trimer) + -us-ous

Words nearby trimerous

trimaran, Trimble, trim die, trime, trimer, trimerous, trimester, trimetallic, trimeter, trimethadione, trimethoprim
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Example sentences from the Web for trimerous

  • A very minute joint at the base of the claw-joint, in most Tetramerous and Trimerous beetles.

    An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby
  • Trimerous insects are those whose tarsi consist of only three joints.

    An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby
  • So in fuchsias, a very common deviation consists in a trimerous and rarely a dimerous symmetry of the flower.

    Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters

British Dictionary definitions for trimerous

trimerous
/ (ˈtrɪmərəs) /

adjective

(of plants) having parts arranged in groups of three
consisting of or having three parts
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for trimerous

trimerous
[ trĭmər-əs ]

Having three similar parts or segments.
Having flower parts, such as petals, sepals, and stamens, in sets of three.
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