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pentamery Biol.|pɛnˈtæmərɪ| [f. penta- + Gr. µέρος part + -y3.] A condition in which structures are present in groups of five.
1902Encycl. Brit. XXV. 433/2 In the pentamery and dimery of Dicotyledons there is usually a posterior sepal with a pair of lateral prophylls. 1962D. Nichols Echinoderms i. 14 The adult members [sc. echinoderms] show a body pattern having structures present in fives (pentamery). |