Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In zoology, having the tarsi single-jointed; uniarticulate, as a tarsus; specifically, of or pertaining to the Monomera.
- In botany, having but one member in each cycle (pistil, stamen, petal, or sepal): said of a flower. Compare
dimerous , 2.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Bot.) Composed of solitary parts, as a flower with one sepal, one petal, one stamen, and one pistil.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Having but one joint; -- said of the foot of certain insects.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective botany Composed of
solitary parts, as aflower with onesepal , onepetal , onestamen , and onepistil . - adjective zoology Having only one
joint ; said of thefoot of certaininsects .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek single, alone + part.
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