pentadelphous

\\|pentə|delfəs\ adjective

Etymology: penta- + -adelphous

: having the stamens in five sets or clusters with the filaments in each cluster more or less united

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pentadelphous /pen-tə-delˈfəs/

adjective

1. Having five bundles of stamens

2. United in five bundles

ORIGIN: ↑pent- and Gr adelphos brother

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pentadelphous to pentagamist:

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Pentadelphous — Pen ta*del phous, a. [Penta + Gr. ? brother.] (Bot.) Having the stamens arranged in five clusters, those of each cluster having their filaments more or less united, as the flowers of the linden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pentadelphous — adjective 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 … Wiktionary
pentadelphous — pen·ta·del·phous … English syllables
pentadelphy — noun Presence of pentadelphous stamen … Wiktionary

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