dimerous

/dim-er-uhs/US // ˈdɪm ər əs //UK // (ˈdɪmərəs) //

二聚体,二聚物,二聚体的,二元

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : consisting of or divided into two parts.
- : Botany. having two members in each whorl.

Darwin afterwards gave a doubtful explanation of this, and concluded that the ovary is dimerous.
Dimerous and tetramerous symmetry occur also among dicotyledons.
Thus fig. 38 shows a pentamerous symmetrical flower, with dimerous pistil.
Dimerous insects are those that have two joints in all their tarsi.
So in fuchsias, a very common deviation consists in a trimerous and rarely a dimerous symmetry of the flower.