monomerous, a.
(məˈnɒmərəs)
[f. mod.L. monomer-us (ad. Gr. µονοµερής, f. µόνο-ς mono- + µέρ-ος part) + -ous.]
a. Ent. Consisting of only one member or joint. b. Bot. Applied to flowers having one member in each whorl.
| 1826 Kirby & Sp. Entomol. IV. 326 Monomerous (Monomerus). When the trunk has no suture or segment. Ibid. 378 Tarsi mostly trimerous, rarely dimerous or monomerous. 1880 Gray Struct. Bot. vi. §2. 176 Terms..composed of the Greek numerals prefixed to the word meaning parts or members, as Monomerous, for the case of a flower of one member of each. |