pentadelphous
Botany
adjective
(Of stamens) arranged in five groups; (of a plant) having the stamens so arranged.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in John Lindley (1799–1865), botanist and horticulturist. From penta- + ancient Greek ἀδελϕός brother + -ous.
- cottonmouth moccasin
- cotton-picking
- cotton plant
- cotton rat
- cottonseed
- cotton spinner
- cotton stainer
- cotton state
- cotton swab
- cottontail
- cotton waste
- cottonweed
- cottonwood
- cotton wool
- cottony
- cottony-cushion scale
- cotyledon
- cotyledonary
- cotyledonous
- cotylosaur
- cotylosaurian
- coucal
- couch
- couchant
- couchette