hex·am·er·ous

(hĕk-săm′ər-əs)

adj.

1. Having six similar parts or divisions.

2. Botany Having flower parts, such as petals, sepals, and stamens, in sets of six.

hex·am′er·y n.

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hexamerous

(hɛkˈsæmərəs) or

hexameral

adj

(Biology) (esp of the parts of a plant) arranged in groups of six

hexˈamerism n

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References in periodicals archive

Corolla merosity: trimerous = 0; tetramerous = 1; pentamerous = 2; hexamerous = 3; octamerous = 4.

The fossil record of the Solanaceae revisited and revised--the fossil record of Rhamnaceae enhanced

In total, 38 specimens have been seen and three of them (7.9%) have clearly visible additional anchors and tentacle groups, matched with additional rows of gonads, giving perfect pentamerous, hexamerous and octamerous symmetry.

A stalked jellyfish Stenoscyphus inabai (Kishinouye, 1893) (Stauromedusae), found at The Jawbone, Port Phillip Bay, Victoria

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