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pentamerous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables
pen-tamer-ous
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In five parts; made up of five parts.

Example Sentences

  • "The Apocynaceae have pentamerous flowers."

Etymology

From penta- + -merous.

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

pentamerously

Frequently Paired Words

pentamer pentameric pentamery Pentamerus monomerous dimerous trimerous tetramerous

Questions

What does pentamerous mean?
In five parts; made up of five parts.
Where does pentamerous come from?
From penta- + -merous.

How to pronounce pentamerous

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