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Pentamerous

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.

  2. (Zo["o]l.) Belonging to the Pentamera.

Wiktionary
pentamerous

a. (context botany English) In five parts; made up of five parts.

WordNet
pentamerous

adj. divided into five parts; specifically, having each floral whorl consist of five (or a multiple of five) members; "pentamerous flowers"