adjective
- having five parts or divisions, especially in botanical structures
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The pentamerous flower had five petals arranged in perfect symmetry.
- Most members of the rose family have pentamerous flowers.
- The botanist noted the pentamerous structure of the apple blossom.
- Pentamerous flowers are common in many flowering plant families.
- The student identified the specimen as pentamerous by counting its five sepals.