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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
- 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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