Definition of pentamerous in English:
pentamerous
adjective pɛnˈtam(ə)rəspenˈtamərəs
Zoology Botany 1Having parts arranged in groups of five.
Example sentencesExamples
- The large number of strictly pentamerous families of starfish support the interpretation that there is ‘rigid control’ of pentamerism.
- The zygomorphic, pentamerous and spurred flowers are approximately 15 x 12 mm in diameter.
- Most basal Eudicots are dimerous or trimerous, with only occasionally pentamerous types (Sabiaceae, Ranunculaceae) which represent homoplasious trends.
- He expressed the possibility that the pentamerous condition of the water vascular system might be ‘rigidly programmed into the developmental process.’
- These species are notable for the plesiomorphic retention of venation (albeit already quite reduced) in their tegmina, segmented cerci, and pentamerous tarsi.
- 1.1 Consisting of five joints or parts.