"epimere" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: epimeres [plural]
Etymology: epi- + -mere Etymology templates: {{confix|en|epi|mere}} epi- + -mere Head templates: {{en-noun}} epimere (plural epimeres)
  1. (biology) One of the segments of the transverse axis, or the so-called homonymous parts; as, for example, one of the several segments of the extremities in vertebrates, or one of the similar segments in plants, as in a segmented leaf. Categories (topical): Biology

Inflected forms

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