five-petalled

Thân thiện

A daisy is a common five-petalled flower.

Definition

Adjective: (Of a flower) Having five petals.

Usage

This adjective is used specifically in botany and descriptive writing to denote the precise number of petals on a flower. It is typically placed before the noun it modifies.

Examples

• The garden featured a beautiful five-petalled blossom I had never seen before.
• Botanists classify this species by its five-petalled corolla.
• Many wild roses are five-petalled.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in formal botanical descriptions and identification keys.
• It can be hyphenated ("five-petalled") or written as two words ("five petalled"), though the hyphenated form is more common, especially when preceding a noun.

Variants and Related Words

• Five-petaled: An alternative spelling, more common in American English.
• Pentamerous (adj.): A more technical, scientific term meaning having parts in sets of five, often used for flowers.

Synonyms

• Five-parted (in a botanical context, though less specific to petals).
• With five petals (a descriptive phrase).

Notes

• This is a compound adjective formed from a number ("five") and a noun ("petal") with the suffix "-ed". It is used only as an adjective.
• There are no direct idioms or phrasal verbs associated with this specific descriptive term.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (of flowers) having five petals

Từ đồng nghĩa

• five-petaled