pentastichous
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]pentastichous (not comparable)
- (botany) Having, or arranged in, five vertical ranks.
- The leaves of apple and cherry trees are pentastichous.
References
[edit]- “pentastichous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.