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pentamerous |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pentamerous \Pen*tam"er*ous\, a. [Penta- + Gr ? part.] 1. (Biol.) Divided into or consisting of five parts also arranged in sets, with five parts in each set as a flower with five sepals, five petals, five or twice five stamens, and five pistils. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Belonging to the Pentamera. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pentamerous adj : (botany) divided into five parts specifically, having each floral whorl consist of five (or a multiple of five) members; "pentamerous flowers"
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