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pentamerous

pentamerous

9.9
Having five parts arranged around a center, like petals or arms
  • adjective
  • /ˌpɛntəˈmɪrəs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : pentámero
  • The botanist noted that the blossom's pentamerous arrangement was typical for its genus.

Examples

  • Many species in the rose family have pentamerous flowers with five petals each.

  • The structure of a typical sea star is pentamerous, displaying five arms radiating from the center.

  • This flower is pentamerous.

  • The flower has a pentamerous structure.

  • The flower has a pentamerous arrangement, with each petal clearly defined and evenly spaced around the center.

  • Many species of sea cucumbers exhibit a pentamerous structure, enabling them to adapt to various marine environments.

  • The plant's pentamerous leaves form a distinctive pattern that makes it easy to identify.

Synonyms

five-petaled
vspentamerous
4.1

A flower with five petals

describes a five-part structure across all floral whorls, broader than petals

How Many Parts

octuple
1 7.7
hexameric
  • Specialized
9.0
pentamerous
  • Specialized
9.9
tetrameric
  • Specialized
9.2
trimeric
  • Specialized
9.5
dimeric
  • Specialized
8.1
monomeric
  • Specialized
8.5

Surface Forms

pentamerous positive
pentamerouser comparative
pentamerousest superlative

Morphology

pentamerous = pentamer (semi-transparent) = penta + mer + ous

Formation from the noun 'pentamer' with the productive adjectival suffix '-ous' is a regular and predictable derivation.

Etymology

The word pentamerous combines penta- meaning 'five', like in pentagon, and -merous meaning 'part' or 'segment', so it literally describes something 'made of five parts'. That's why a pentamerous flower has five petals and a pentamerous sea star has five arms.