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a. [ See Anisomeric. ] (Bot.) Having the number of floral organs unequal, as four petals and six stamens. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Babylonian) the chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu.
Syn. -- Marduk, Merodach, Baal Merodach. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A follower of the Rev. Richard Cameron, a Scotch Covenanter of the time of Charles II. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cameron and others refused to accept the “indulgence” offered the Presbyterian clergy, insisted on the Solemn league and Covenant, and in 1680 declared Charles II. deposed for tyranny, breach of faith, etc. Cameron was killed at the battle of Airdmoss, but his followers became a denomination (afterwards called Reformed Presbyterians) who refused to recognize laws or institutions which they believed contrary to the kingdom of Christ, but who now avail themselves of political rights. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of white egrets.
Syn. -- genus Casmerodius. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ It. decamerone, fr. Gr. de`ka ten + &unr_; part; though quite generally supposed to be derived from "hme`ra day: cf. F. décaméron.] A celebrated collection of tales, supposed to be related in ten days; -- written in the 14th century, by Boccaccio, an Italian.

a. [ Gr. di- = di`s- twice + &unr_; part. ] Composed of, or having, two parts of each kind. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ A dimerous flower has two sepals, two petals, two stamens, and two pistils. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. pl. [ OF. emmeroides. See Hemorrhoids. ] Hemorrhoids; piles; tumors; boils. [ R. ] Deut. xxviii. 27. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Ephemera [ NL. See Ephemera. ] (Zoöl.) One of the ephemeral flies. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Ephemeral. [ R. ] Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Epimera [ NL., fr. Gr. 'epi` upon + &unr_; a part. ] (Zoöl.) (a) In crustaceans: The part of the side of a somite external to the basal joint of each appendage. See Illust. under Crustacea. (b) In insects: The lateral piece behind the episternum. [ Written also epimerum. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. glomerosus, fr. glomus. See 3d Glome. ] Gathered or formed into a ball or round mass. [ Obs. ] Blount. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; day + &unr_; life. ] (Zool.) A neuropterous insect of the genus Hemerobius, and allied genera. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of relating to the hemerobians. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A natural family of insects including the brown lacewings.
Syn. -- family Hemerobiidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Lily family Liliaceae, but not widely accepted; it includes the genus Hemerocallis.
Syn. -- family Hemerocallidaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; day + ka`llos beauty. ] (Bot.) A genus of plants, some species of which are cultivated for their beautiful flowers; day lily. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Hepta- + Gr. &unr_; part. ] (Bot.) Consisting of seven parts, or having the parts in sets of sevens. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Heteromera. ] 1. (Chem & Crystallog.) Unrelated in chemical composition, though similar or indentical in certain other respects; as, borax and augite are homœmorphous, but heteromerous. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) With the parts not corresponding in number. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) (a) Having the femoral artery developed as the principal artery of the leg; -- said of certain birds, as the cotingas and pipras. (b) Having five tarsal joints in the anterior and middle legs, but only four in the posterior pair, as the blister beetles and oil beetles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. "e`x six + &unr_; day; cf. L. hexaëmeron, Gr. &unr_;.] [1913 Webster]

1. A term of six days. Good. [1913 Webster]

2. The history of the six day's work of creation, as contained in the first chapter of Genesis. [1913 Webster]

a. [ Hexa- + Gr.&unr_; part. ] (Bot.) In six parts; in sixes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Having the main artery of the leg parallel with the sciatic nerve; -- said of certain birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. innumerosus, innumerus. See Numerous. ] Innumerable. [ Archaic ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Isomer + Gr. morfh` form + -ism. ] (Crystallog.) Isomorphism between substances that are isomeric.

n. [ Gr. me`ros part + -blast. ] (Biol.) An ovum, as that of a mammal, only partially composed of germinal matter, that is, consisting of both a germinal portion and an albuminous or nutritive one; -- opposed to holoblast. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Biol.) Consisting only in part of germinal matter; characterized by partial segmentation only; as, meroblastic ova, in which a portion of the yolk only undergoes fission; meroblastic segmentation; -- opposed to holoblastic. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp.; cf. Pg. mero. ] Any of several large groupers of warm seas, esp. the guasa (Epinephelus guaza), the red grouper (Epinephelus morio), the black grouper (Epinephelus nigritas), distinguished as and a species called also rock hind, distinguished as [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Gr. mhro`s thigh + &unr_; tumor. ] (Med.) Hernia in the thigh; femoral hernia . [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. me`ros part + &unr_; an egg. ] (Zool.) Applied to the ovaries of insects when they secrete vitelligenous cells, as well as ova. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. merops a bee-eating bird, Gr. me`rops. ] (Zool.) One of a family of birds (Meropidae), including the bee-eaters. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. me`ros thigh + poy`s, podo`s, foot. ] (Zool.) The fourth joint of a typical appendage of Crustacea. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. me`ros part + E. organization. ] Organization in part. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. me`ros part. ] (Arch.) The plain surface between the channels of a triglyph. [ Written also merus. ] Weale. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ n. [ NL., fr. Gr. me`ros the thigh. ] (Anat.) The proximal segment of the hind limb; the thigh. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. me`ros part + -some body. ] (Zool.) One of the serial segments, or metameres, of which the bodies of vertebrate and articulate animals are composed. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. me`ros thigh + &unr_;, -&unr_;, mouth. ] (Zool.) A class of Arthropoda, allied to the Crustacea. It includes the trilobites, Eurypteroidea, and Limuloidea. All are extinct except the horseshoe crabs (Limulus) of the last group. See Limulus. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] (Zool.) See Jack, 8 (c). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Merovaeus, the Latin name of a king of the Franks. ] Of or pertaining to the first Frankish dynasty in Gaul or France. -- n. One of the kings of this dynasty. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. me`ros part + Sporozoa. ] (Zool.) A form of spore, usually elongate or falciform, and somewhat amoeboid, produced by segmentation of the schizonts of certain Sporozoa, as the malaria parasite. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Mono- + Gr. &unr_; day. ] (Med.) Lasting but one day. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. single; mo`nos alone + &unr_; part. ] 1. (Bot.) Composed of solitary parts, as a flower with one sepal, one petal, one stamen, and one pistil. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Having but one joint; -- said of the foot of certain insects. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ It., or F. numéro ; both fr. L. numerus number. ] Number; -- often abbrev. No. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. numerositas. ] 1. The state of being numerous; numerousness. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Rhythm; harmony; flow. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The numerosity of the sentence pleased the ear. S. Parr. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. numerosus. See Number. ] 1. Consisting of a great number of units or individual objects; being many; as, a numerous army; numerous objections. [ 1913 Webster ]

Such and so numerous was their chivalry. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Consisting of poetic numbers; rhythmical; measured and counted; melodious; musical. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Such prompt eloquence
Flowed from their lips, in prose or numerous verse. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Nu"mer*ous*ly, adv. -- Nu"mer*ous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; ny`x, nykto`s, night + &unr_; day. ] The natural day and night, or space of twenty-four hours. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, neut. of &unr_; of the eighth day. ] (Eccl.) A fast of eight days before a great festival. Shipley. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Octa- + Gr. me`ros part. ] (Biol.) Having the parts in eights; as, an octamerous flower; octamerous mesenteries in polyps. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Oligo- + Gr. me`ros part. ] (Bot.) Having few members in each set of organs; as, an oligomerous flower. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Excessively numerous; too many. [ 1913 Webster ]