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Pentamerous

Pentamerous Meaning & Definition
Pentamerous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pentamerous?

[adj] (botany) divided into five parts; specifically, having each floral whorl consist of five (or a multiple of five) members; "pentamerous flowers"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pentamerous: divided

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Pentamerous In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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