Category: P
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Pentamerous
(Of a flower) with its constituent parts in multiples of five. The flowers parts in fives.
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Pentagonal
5-angled.
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Pentadelphous
With the stamens in five bundles [old-fashioned tem].
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Pentacyclic
(Of a floral unit) with the parts in fives.
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Penninerved
With the veins in a pinnate pattern, i.e. branching off from the midrib at an angle at intervals.
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Penniform
(Of venation) with the veins in a pinnate pattern, i.e. branching off from the midrib at an angle at intervals.
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Penicillate
With a tuft of hairs at the end; Brush-or pencilshaped, i.e. long and narrow with a tuft of hairs at the end. Like a painter’s pencil.
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Pendulous
Hanging downward. Somewhat hanging.
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Pendent, hanging
Pendant or pendulous, which are more usual. Hanging, the way the flower sprays of the wisteria do. A form of death due to suspension of the body from the neck either suddenly, which damages the spinal column and cord, or in such a way as to constrict the air passages and the blood vessels to…
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Pendant
Hanging, as in pendant racemes of flowers. A type of jewelry that is worn around the neck, often mistakenly used for pendent (hanging).