pentamerous

adj

pentamerous

adj

Etymology From penta- + -merous.

1

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences In five parts; made up of five parts.

  • The Apocynaceae have pentamerous flowers.
Derived terms
pentamerously
Related terms
pentamer, pentameric, pentamery, Pentamerus
Coordinate terms
monomerous, dimerous, trimerous, tetramerous, hexamerous, heptamerous, octamerous

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