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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