pentamerous

[ pen-tam-er-uhs ]

/ pɛnˈtæm ər əs /

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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

pentahedron, pentahydrate, pentahydric, pentahydroxy, pentalpha, pentamerous, pentameter, pentamethonium bromide, pentamethylene, pentamethylenediamine, pentamidine

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Example sentences from the Web for pentamerous

Thus, in both Lilium lancifolium and L. auratum the writer has frequently met with pentamerous flowers.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters
Pentamerous insects are those which have five joints in all their tarsi.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby
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
To take an example, the group Pseudostrobus, characterized by pentamerous leaf-fascicles, appears in many systems.
The Genus Pinus|George Russell Shaw

Thus fig. 38 shows a pentamerous symmetrical flower, with dimerous pistil.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various

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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单词	pentamerous
释义	pentamerous [ pen-tam-er-uhs ] / pɛnˈtæm ər əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pentamerous ON THESAURUS.COM 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 pentahedron, pentahydrate, pentahydric, pentahydroxy, pentalpha, pentamerous, pentameter, pentamethonium bromide, pentamethylene, pentamethylenediamine, pentamidine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pentamerous Thus, in both Lilium lancifolium and L. auratum the writer has frequently met with pentamerous flowers. Vegetable Teratology\|Maxwell T. Masters Pentamerous insects are those which have five joints in all their tarsi. An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)\|William Kirby 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 To take an example, the group Pseudostrobus, characterized by pentamerous leaf-fascicles, appears in many systems. The Genus Pinus\|George Russell Shaw Thus fig. 38 shows a pentamerous symmetrical flower, with dimerous pistil. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5\|Various 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pentamerous quintuple, pentagonal, quinary, quinate, quinquennial
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pentamerous

adjective

Origin of pentamerous

OTHER WORDS FROM pentamerous

Words nearby pentamerous

Example sentences from the Web for pentamerous

British Dictionary definitions for pentamerous

adjective

Derived forms of pentamerous

Words related to pentamerous