penta-, pent-, pente-, pento- (Greek: five; a number used as a prefix)
pentagynous
In botany, having five pistils.
pentahedral
pentahedron
pentalogy
pentamerous
pentameter
pentandrous
pentane
pentangle
pentangular
pentapetalous
pentapopemptic
pentaprism
pentapterous
pentarchy
1. A government by five rulers; a group of five districts or kingdoms each under its own ruler.
2. The government of a country or district by a body of five persons; a governing body of five.
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