pentamerous

English

Etymology

From penta- +‎ -merous.

Adjective

pentamerous (not comparable)

1. (botany) In five parts; made up of five parts.

   The Apocynaceae have pentamerous flowers.

Coordinate terms

• monomerous (1), dimerous (2), trimerous (3), tetramerous (4), hexamerous (6), heptamerous (7), octamerous (8)

Related terms

• pentamer
• pentameric
• pentamery