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pentadelphous

pentadelphous adjective: of a flower or plant: having its stamens fused together at least partly by the filaments so that they form five separate groups, some of which may contain a single stamen.

Adjective

pentadelphous (not comparable)

  1. Of a flower or plant: having its stamens fused together at least partly by the filaments so that they form five separate groups, some of which may contain a single stamen.

Origin of pentadelphous

From penta- + Ancient Greek ἀδελφός (adelphós) + -ous.

Questions about pentadelphous

What does pentadelphous mean?
Pentadelphous means of a flower or plant: having its stamens fused together at least partly by the filaments so that they form five separate groups, some of which may contain a single stamen.
What part of speech is pentadelphous?
Pentadelphous is an adjective.

Words near pentadelphous in the dictionary

  1. pentadecimals
  2. pentadecyl
  3. pentadecylic
  4. pentadecyls
  5. pentadecyne
  6. pentadelphous
  7. pentadelphy
  8. pentadentate
  9. pentadeuterated
  10. pentadiagonal
  11. pentadic

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