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Having its stamens fused together at least partly by the filaments so that they form five separate groups, some of which may contain a single stamen.
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Pentadelphous — Pen ta*del phous, a. [Penta + Gr. ? brother.] (Bot.) Having the stamens arranged in five clusters, those of each cluster having their filaments more or less united, as the flowers of the linden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pentadelphous — |pentə|delfəs adjective Etymology: penta + adelphous : having the stamens in five sets or clusters with the filaments in each cluster more or less united * * * pentadelphous /pen tə delˈfəs/ adjective 1. Having five bundles of stamens 2. United… … Useful english dictionary
pentadelphous — pen·ta·del·phous … English syllables
pentadelphy — noun Presence of pentadelphous stamen … Wiktionary
