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pen·tam·er·ous

[pen-tam-er-uhs]
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

pen·tam·er·ism, pen·tam·er·y, noun
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pentamerous (pɛnˈtæmərəs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
consisting of five parts, esp (of flowers) having the petals, sepals, and other parts arranged in groups of five
 
pen'tamerism
 
n

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