heptamerous

== English == === Etymology === Formed in English as hepta- +‎ -merous, as opposed to the apparent surface analysis of heptamer +‎ -ous; compare the Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰμερής (heptămerḗs, “having seven parts”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hĕptăʹmərəs, IPA(key): /hɛpˈtæməɹəs/ === Adjective === heptamerous (not comparable) (botany) Comprising seven parts or members, as with seven petals on a flower. ==== Synonyms ==== septempartite, septenate ==== Coordinate terms ==== monomerous (1), dimerous (2), trimerous (3), tetramerous (4), pentamerous (5), hexamerous (6), octamerous (8) ==== Related terms ==== heptamerede (acoustics, obsolete, rare) heptamer heptameric === References === “heptamerous, a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989] === Anagrams === thermopause