| 释义 |
pen·tas·ti·chous
\(ˈ)pen.|tastə̇kəs\ adjective
Etymology: New Latin pentastichus, from penta- (from Greek) + -stichus -stichous
: arranged in five orthostichies in such a manner that each leaf diverges from the preceding by an angle equal to two fifths of the circumference of the stem so that the sixth leaf stands above the first
< pentastichous arrangement of leaves >
• pen·tas·ti·chy \ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷kē\ noun -es |