'Pentachenium' definitions:
Definition of 'Pentachenium'
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Pentachenium \Pen`ta*che"ni*um\, n. [NL. See Penta-, and
Achenium.] (Bot.)
A dry fruit composed of five carpels, which are covered by an
epigynous calyx and separate at maturity.
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