trimerous
English edit
Etymology edit
tri- + -merous; ultimately from tri-, from Ancient Greek τρία (tría, “three”); + Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”).
Adjective edit
trimerous (not comparable)
- (botany) Organized in threes; having parts in numbers that are multiples of three.
- The monocots typically have trimerous flowers.
- (zoology) Having three joints.
Coordinate terms edit
- monomerous (1), dimerous (2), tetramerous (4), pentamerous (5), hexamerous (6), heptamerous (7), octamerous (8)