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Synonyms for pentamerous


Grammar : Adj
Spell : pen-tam-er-uh s
Phonetic Transcription : pɛnˈtæm ər əs



Définition of pentamerous

  • As in five : adj having five of something
Example sentences :
  • Pentamerous insects are those which have five joints in all their tarsi.
  • Extract from : « An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) » by William Kirby
  • Thus, in both Lilium lancifolium and L. auratum the writer has frequently met with pentamerous flowers.
  • Extract from : « Vegetable Teratology » by Maxwell T. Masters
  • The Clerid, which M. Latreille has placed in the pentamerous section, vary considerably in the number of their tarsal joints.
  • Extract from : « An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) » by William Kirby
  • To take an example, the group Pseudostrobus, characterized by pentamerous leaf-fascicles, appears in many systems.
  • Extract from : « The Genus Pinus » by George Russell Shaw
  • Thus fig. 38 shows a pentamerous symmetrical flower, with dimerous pistil.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 » by Various

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