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trimerous

/trim-er-uhs/US // ˈtrɪm ər əs //UK // (ˈtrɪmərəs) //

三聚体,三聚体的,三聚物,三体的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : Botany. having members in each whorl in groups of three.
    • : Entomology. having three segments or parts.

Examples

  • A very minute joint at the base of the claw-joint, in most Tetramerous and Trimerous beetles.

  • Trimerous insects are those whose tarsi consist of only three joints.

  • So in fuchsias, a very common deviation consists in a trimerous and rarely a dimerous symmetry of the flower.