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PENTADELPHOUS
Etymology
Adjective
pentadelphous (not comparable)
(botany) Of a flower or plant: having its stamens fused together at least partly by the filaments so that they form five separate groups, some of which may contain a single stamen.
Source: Wiktionary
Pen`ta*del"phous, a. Etym: [Penta- + Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: Having the stamens arranged in five clusters, those of each cluster having their filaments more or less united, as the flowers of the linden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SYNCRETISM
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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