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polymerous

[ puh-lim-er-uhs ]

adjective

  1. Biology. composed of many parts.
  2. Botany. having numerous members in each whorl.

polymerous

/ pəˈlɪmərəs /

adjective

  1. (of flowers) having the petals, sepals, and other parts arranged in whorls of many parts
  2. biology having or being composed of many 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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of polymerous1

First recorded in 1855–60; polymer + -ous
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Example Sentences

For its political result naturally it requires polymerous support.

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