pentastichous

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek

Adjective

pentastichous (not comparable)

1. (botany) Having, or arranged in, five vertical ranks.

   The leaves of apple and cherry trees are pentastichous.

References

• “pentastichous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.