Definitions for dimerous

dimerous dim·er·ous

Spelling: [dim-er-uh s]
IPA: /ˈdɪm ər əs/

Dimerous is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 377 anagrams from letters in dimerous (deimorsu).

Definitions for dimerous

adjective

  1. consisting of or divided into two parts.
  2. Botany. (of flowers) having two members in each whorl.

Origin of dimerous

1820-30; New Latin dimerus Greek dimerḗs bipartite. See di-1, -merous

Examples for dimerous

dimerous and tetramerous symmetry occur also among dicotyledons.

dimerous insects are those that have two joints in all their tarsi.

Thus fig. 38 shows a pentamerous symmetrical flower, with dimerous pistil.

Darwin afterwards gave a doubtful explanation of this, and concluded that the ovary is dimerous.

So in fuchsias, a very common deviation consists in a trimerous and rarely a dimerous symmetry of the flower.

Word Value for dimerous
Scrable

11

Words with friends

13

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