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hexamerous definition

hex·am·er·ous (hek sam′ər əs)

adjective

having six parts in each whorl: said of flowers
also written 6-merous

Etymology: hexa- + -merous

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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