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hexamerous

(hĕk-săm′ər-əs)
adj.
1. Having six similar parts or divisions.
2. Botany Having flower parts, such as petals, sepals, and stamens, in sets of six.
hex·am′er·y n.
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2009)] she examined, 16 specimens (0.4%) exhibited pentamerous or hexamerous symmetry.
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