monomerous

[muh-nom-er-uhs]

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; < Greek monomer(ḗs) consisting of one part (mono- mono- + mér(os) part + -ēs adj. suffix) + -ous
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Monomerous is always a great word to know.
So is protected seed. Does it mean:
organism that has a nucleus containing genetic material
ovules in flowering plants which are enclosed during pollination
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monomerous (mɒˈnɒmərəs)
 
adj
(of flowers) having whorls consisting of only one member
 
[C19: from Greek monomerēs of one part; see mono-, -mere]

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