hexameral

[ hek-sam-er-uhl ]

adjective

1. hexamerous.

Other Words From

• prehex·amer·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hexameral¹

First recorded in 1875–80; hexamer(ous) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

In many of these so-called rugose forms the septa have a characteristic arrangement, differing from that of recent corals chiefly in the fact that they show a tetrameral instead of a hexameral symmetry.

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