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MONOMEROUS

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mo⋅nom⋅er⋅ous

[muh-nom-er-uhs]
–adjective
1. consisting of one part.
2. Botany. (of flowers) having one member in each whorl.

Origin:
1820–30; < Gk monomer(s) consisting of one part (mono- mono- + mér(os) part + -ēs adj. suffix) + -ous
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