- pentastichous
- pen·tas·ti·chous
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pentastichous
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Pentastichous — Pen*tas ti*chous, a. [Penta + Gr. sti chos a row.] (Bot.) Having, or arranged in, five vertical ranks, as the leaves of an apple tree or a cherry tree. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pentastichous — … Useful english dictionary
Quinquefarious — Quin que*fa ri*ous, a. [From L. quinque five: cf. F. quinqu[ e]fari[ e]. Cf. {Bifarious}.] (Bot.) Arranged in five vertical rows; pentastichous. Gray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pentastich — n. stanza of five lines. ♦ pentastichous, a. arranged in five rows. ♦ pentastichy, n … Dictionary of difficult words
pentastichy — noun see pentastichous … Useful english dictionary
