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more pentamerous
pen·tam·er·ous
/
pɛnˈtæm
ər
əs
/
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[
pen-
tam
-er-
uh
s
]
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adjective
1.
consisting of or divided into five parts.
2.
Botany
.
(of flowers) having five members in each whorl.
Origin:
1820–30;
<
Neo-Latin
pentamerus.
See
penta-
,
-merous
Related forms
pen·tam·er·ism,
pen·tam·er·y,
noun
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pentamerous
(pɛnˈtæmərəs)
—
adj
consisting of five parts, esp (of flowers) having the petals, sepals, and other parts arranged in groups of five
pen'tamerism
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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