pentaphyllus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek πεντᾰ́φῠλλος (pentáphullos).

Adjective

pentaphyllus (feminine pentaphylla, neuter pentaphyllum); first/second declension

  1. (botany) Used as a specific epithet in the taxonomic names of plants to mean "having five leaves".
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