homoeomerous

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See also: homœomerous

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Etymology

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

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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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