epimere Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ep"i*mere noun
Etymology
Epi- + -mere.
Definitions
  1. (Biol.) One of the segments of the transverse axis, or the so called homonymous parts; as, for example, one of the several segments of the extremities in vertebrates, or one of the similar segments in plants, such as the segments of a segmented leaf. Syd. Soc. Lex.

Webster 1913