A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

-merus,-a,-um (adj.A), -mericus,-a,-um (adj.A): ‘-merous,’ in Gk. comp. referring to parts or their number; “having parts; as 2-merous, having two parts of each kind” (Fernald 1950) [> Gk. meros, share]; see -divided;

- dimerus, q.v., with two parts or two members of a given part or whorl.

- DICRANOSTIGMA a Stylophoro non differt nisi gynoecio dimero neo 3—1-mero (B&H), Dicranostigma does not differ from Stylophorum except by the dimerous gynoecium not 3-1-merous.

- trimerus (3-merus), with three parts or three members of a given part or whorl; = ternatus,-a,-um (adj.A): ternate, in threes, consisting of threes, as a leaf divided into three leaflets.

- heteromerus, heteromericus, with parts not corresponding in number; leptomerus, with slender, small or delicate parts; leucomerus, with white parts.

- homomerus or isomerus, having members of successive whorls the same in number.

- isomerous, with equal parts, i.e. with the number of parts in one floral whorl the same as in another whorl: isomericus,-a,-um (adj.A), isomerus,-a,-um (adj.A); anisomerous, with unequal parts, anisomericus,-a,-um (adj.A), anisomerus,-a,-um (adj.A).

- leptomerus, with slender parts (Stearn).

- zygomeris,-e (adj.B): with parts joined in pairs [> Gk. zygo-: joined, yoked], declined like -formis-e.

- corolla pentamera, lobis tubum aequantibus, corolla in five parts, with the lobes equalling the tube.

- species floribus certissime 4-meris, species with the flowers most definitely 4-parted.

NOTE: not L. merus,-a,-um (adj.A), see below.

anisomerus,-a,-um (adj.A): anisomerous, “when the parts of a flower are unequal in number. The same as ‘unsymmetrical’” (Lindley).

Trillium erectum forma polymerum (with several members; of the cycles of petals or tepals); Trillium grandiflorum forma polymerum (with many members, or more cycles of the flower); forma dimerum (in twos, with sepals, leaves, etc. 2 each).

merus,-a,-um (adj.A): root mar-, to gleam; cf.: Gk. marmaros, marmor, mare; hence bright, pure) (of liquids) pure, unmixed, unadulterated, undiluted, esp. of wine not mixed with water; clear, unclouded, hence bare, naked, uncovered; (in general) bare, nothing but, nothing more than, simple, nothing short of, pure, sheer, only, MERE; pure, true, real, genuine, unadulterated;

- mere (adv.): only, nothing but; purely, without mixture, wholly, entirely (Lewis & Short).

- merum bellum loqui, to talk of nothing but war.

-(naked, uncovered, bare) [fungus] nascitur vere ex meris arenis (Ray); it grows in spring from bare sands.

- (real, genuine) mera libertas: true, genuine freedom.

- (of metals) pure, unalloyed) argentum merum, pure (unalloyed) silver.

- (of liquids) undiluted, unmixed) vinum merum, wine unmixed (with water).

- leguminibus pilis saepissime mere albis (nec albis - nigrisque) obtectis, with the legumes covered with hairs most often nothing more than white (not white and black).

- (Usnea) est vero Usnea Musci genus aphyllum, ex meris caulibus seu funiculis & filis constans (Dill.), Usnea is a leafless kind of [Moss], composed of either nothing but stems or strings [i.e. small ropes] and strands.

- Musci constant vel ex partibus simlicibus & uniformibus vel difformibus, fructificatione ex meris funiculis & orbiculis exsuccis constantes: Usnea. (Dill.), [Mosses] composed either from parts simple [i.e. unbranched or divided] and unform, or deformed [of an unusual shape], with the fructifications composed of nothing but strings and dried up orbicles [small spherical bodies]: Usnea. - [Lactuca marina tubulosa] J. Bauhino descripta pede erat crassiusculo, fungoso, unciale. A quo surculi (si ita vocare fas sit) prodeunt plures ex meris foliis mutuo incubitu constans (Ray), the [Lactuca marine “SEA LETTUCE” as described by J. Bauhin, was with a somewhat thick, spongy, inch-long foot, from which many surculi [shoots] (if it may be permissible to call it so] procede, with a mutual occupation [i.e. lying or reclining upon] composed of only leaves.