pentamerous

[ pen-tam-er-uhs ]

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adjective

consisting of or divided into five parts.
Botany. (of flowers) having five members in each whorl.

Origin of pentamerous

From the New Latin word pentamerus, dating back to 1820–30. See penta-, -merous

Other words from pentamerous

pen·tam·er·ism, pen·tam·er·y, noun

Words Nearby pentamerous

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How to use pentamerous in a sentence

Thus fig. 38 shows a pentamerous symmetrical flower, with dimerous pistil.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 | Various
pentamerous insects are those which have five joints in all their tarsi.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) | William Kirby
To take an example, the group Pseudostrobus, characterized by pentamerous leaf-fascicles, appears in many systems.
The Genus Pinus | George Russell Shaw
Hydradephaga; -ous: applied to aquatic, predatory pentamerous beetles with filiform antennae: see adephagous.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. Smith
The Clerid, which M. Latreille has placed in the pentamerous section, vary considerably in the number of their tarsal joints.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) | William Kirby

British Dictionary definitions for pentamerous

pentamerous

/ (pɛnˈtæmərəs) /

adjective

consisting of five parts, esp (of flowers) having the petals, sepals, and other parts arranged in groups of five

Derived forms of pentamerous

pentamerism, noun

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