Pentadelphous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pentadelphous \Pen`ta*del"phous\ (p[e^]n`t[.a]*d[e^]l"f[u^]s),
     a. [Penta- + Gr. 'adelfo`s brother.] (Bot.)
     Having the stamens arranged in five clusters, those of each
     cluster having their filaments more or less united, as the
     flowers of the linden.
     [1913 Webster]