Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (1)
1.
divided into five parts;
specifically, having each floral whorl consist of five (or a multiple of five) members;
- Example: "pentamerous flowers"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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2. (Zool.) Belonging to the Pentamera.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pentamerous
adj 1: divided into five parts; specifically, having each floral
whorl consist of five (or a multiple of five) members;
"pentamerous flowers"