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pentamerous

[ pen-tam-er-uhs ]

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adjective

pentamerous

/ pɛnˈtæmərəs /

consisting of five parts, esp (of flowers) having the petals, sepals, and other parts arranged in groups of five

From the New Latin word pentamerus, dating back to 1820–30. See penta-, -merous

Thus fig. 38 shows a pentamerous symmetrical flower, with dimerous pistil.

Pentamerous insects are those which have five joints in all their tarsi.

To take an example, the group Pseudostrobus, characterized by pentamerous leaf-fascicles, appears in many systems.

Hydradephaga; -ous: applied to aquatic, predatory pentamerous beetles with filiform antennae: see adephagous.

The Clerid, which M. Latreille has placed in the pentamerous section, vary considerably in the number of their tarsal joints.

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