Merosity (from the greek "méros," which means "having parts") refers to the number of component parts in a distinct whorl of a plant structure. The term is most commonly used in the context of a flower where it refers to the number of sepals in a whorl of the calyx, the number of petals in a whorl of the corolla, the number of stamens in a whorl of the androecium, or the number of carpels in a whorl of the gynoecium. The term may also be used to refer to the number of leaves in a leaf whorl.
Merosity (from the greek "méros," which means "having parts") refers to the number of component parts in a distinct whorl of a plant structure. The term is most commonly used in the context of a flower where it refers to the number of sepals in a whorl of the calyx, the number of petals in a whorl of the corolla, the number of stamens in a whorl of the androecium, or the number of carpels in a whorl of the gynoecium. The term may also be used to refer to the number of leaves in a leaf whorl.
{| class="wikitable" ! scope="col" style="width: 8em;" | ! scope="col" style="width: 16em;" | Noun ! scope="col" style="width: 16em;" | Adjective |- style="text-align: center;" | 2 parts || dimery || dimerous, 2-merous |- style="text-align: center;" | 3 parts || trimery || trimerous, 3-merous |- style="text-align: center;" | 4 parts || tetramery || tetramerous, 4-merous |- style="text-align: center;" | 5 parts || pentamery || pentamerous, 5-merous |- style="text-align: center;" | many parts || polymery || polymerous |- style="text-align: center;" | few parts || oligomery || oligomerous |}
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