homoeomerous

See also: homœomerous

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From homoe- (from Ancient Greek ὅμοιος (hómoios, “of like kind”, “similar”)) + -o- + -merous (from Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “portion”)).

Pronunciation

Adjective

homoeomerous (comparative more homoeomerous, superlative most homoeomerous)

  1. (biology) Having similar quantities or variations pertaining to parts of structure.
  2. (mycology) Composed entirely of thread-like hyphae.
  3. Being the same whether whole or divided into parts.
    • 1990, Terence Irwin, Aristotle's First Principles:
      A lump of bronze differs from a statue in being homoeomerous; it is divisible into lumps of bronze, whereas the statue is not divisible into statues.

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