English edit

Etymology edit

New Latin pentandrus, from penta- + -andrus (-androus).[1]

Adjective edit

pentandrous (not comparable)

  1. (botany) Of or relating to the Linnean class Pentandria; having five stamens.

References edit

  1. ^ pentandrous”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.