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In five parts; made up of five parts.See Also: pentamery
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Pentamerous — 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. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pentamerous — [pen tam′ər əs] adj. [ PENTA + MEROUS] Biol. made up of five parts or divisions … English World dictionary
Pentamerous Metamorphosis — Infobox Album | Name = Pentamerous Metamorphosis Type = Album Artist = Global Communication Released = December, 1993 Recorded = 1993 Genre = Ambient Length = 61:10 Label = Dedicated Producer = Mark Pritchard, Tom Middleton Reviews = *Allmusic… … Wikipedia
pentamerous — adjective Etymology: New Latin pentamerus, from penta (from Greek) + merus merous Date: 1826 divided into or consisting of five parts; specifically having each floral whorl consisting of five or a multiple of five members … New Collegiate Dictionary
pentamerous — adj. [Gr. pente, five; meros, part] Composed of 5 similar parts; having 5 jointed tarsi … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
pentamerous — pentamerism, pentamery, n. /pen tam euhr euhs/, adj. 1. consisting of or divided into five parts. 2. Bot. (of flowers) having five members in each whorl. [1820 30; < NL pentamerus. See PENTA , MEROUS] * * * … Universalium
pentamerous — [pɛn tam(ə)rəs] adjective Botany & Zoology having parts arranged in groups of five. ↘consisting of five joints or parts … English new terms dictionary
pentamerous — pen·tam·er·ous … English syllables
pentamerous — pen•tam•er•ous [[t]pɛnˈtæm ər əs[/t]] adj. 1) consisting of or divided into five parts 2) bot (of flowers) having five members in each whorl • Etymology: 1820–30; < NL pentamerus. See penta , merous pen•tam′er•ism, pen•tam′er•y, n … From formal English to slang
pentamerous — /pɛnˈtæmərəs/ (say pen tamuhruhs) adjective consisting of or divided into five parts. {New Latin pentamerus, from Greek pentamerēs} …
