hexamerous

adjective

hex·​am·​er·​ous

-rəs

1

botany : consisting of six parts : having floral whorls composed of six members

2

zoology : having six parts or parts in multiples of six arranged radially

—used especially of anthozoans in which the tentacles and mesenteries are in multiples of six

Word History

Etymology

hexa- + -merous

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