pentamerous

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pɛnˈtæmərəs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pen tam′ər əs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pen•tam•er•ous  (pen tam′ər əs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. consisting of or divided into five parts.
  2. Botany(of flowers) having five members in each whorl.
  • Neo-Latin pentamerus. See penta-, -merous
  • 1820–30
pen•tam′er•ism, pen•tam′er•y, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pentamerous /pɛnˈtæmərəs/ adj
  1. consisting of five parts, esp (of flowers) having the petals, sepals, and other parts arranged in groups of five

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