pentamerous

pen·tam·er·ous

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pen-tam-er-uh s]
- /pɛnˈtæm ər əs/
- /pˈenteɪmərəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pen-tam-er-uh s]
- /pɛnˈtæm ər əs/

Definitions of pentamerous word

adjective pentamerous consisting of or divided into five parts. 1
adjective pentamerous Botany. (of flowers) having five members in each whorl. 1
adjective pentamerous consisting of five parts, esp (of flowers) having the petals, sepals, and other parts arranged in groups of five 0
adjective pentamerous made up of five parts or divisions 0

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Origin of pentamerous

First appearance:

before 1820

One of the 38% newest English words

From the New Latin word pentamerus, dating back to 1820-30. See penta-, -merous

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Parts of speech for Pentamerous

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pentamerous

pentamerous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for pentamerous

adj pentamerous

five — a cardinal number, four plus one.

adjective pentamerous

quinary — pertaining to or consisting of five.
quinate — arranged in groups of five.
quinquennial — of or lasting for five years.
quintuple — fivefold; consisting of five parts.

All 5 Synonyms of pentamerous