Meaning of PENTAMEROUS
| Pronunciation: | | pen'tamurus
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| | Definition: | | [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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| | Synonyms: | | divided |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Definition: | | Of a flower, having five parts in each floral whorl (not necessarily including the gynoecium). |
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