Meaning

1 senses
  1. (not comparable)Comprising seven parts or members, as with seven petals on a flower.

Origin

Formed in English as hepta- + -merous, as opposed to the apparent surface analysis of hept

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”).

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