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Pentamerous vs. Trimerous — What's the Difference?

Pentamerous vs. Trimerous — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Pentamerous and Trimerous

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Pentamerous

Having parts arranged in groups of five.

Trimerous

Having parts arranged in groups of three.

Pentamerous

Or pen·tam·er·al (-əl) Having five similar parts.

Trimerous

Having three similar segments or parts.

Pentamerous

Having flower parts, such as petals, sepals, and stamens, in sets of five.
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Trimerous

(Botany) Having flower parts, such as petals, sepals, and stamens, in sets of three.

Pentamerous

(botany) In five parts; made up of five parts.
The Apocynaceae have pentamerous flowers.

Trimerous

(botany) Organized in threes; having parts in numbers that are multiples of three.
The monocots typically have trimerous flowers.

Pentamerous

Divided into, or consisting of, five parts; also, arranged in sets, with five parts in each set, as a flower with five sepals, five petals, five, or twice five, stamens, and five pistils.

Trimerous

(zoology) Having three joints.

Pentamerous

Belonging to the Pentamera.

Trimerous

Having the parts in threes.

Pentamerous

Divided into five parts; specifically, having each floral whorl consist of five (or a multiple of five) members;
Pentamerous flowers

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