pentastichous

adjective

pen·​tas·​ti·​chous

(ˈ)pen‧¦tastə̇kəs

: arranged in five orthostichies in such a manner that each leaf diverges from the preceding by an angle equal to two fifths of the circumference of the stem so that the sixth leaf stands above the first

pentastichous arrangement of leaves

pentastichy

⸗ˈ⸗⸗kē

noun

plural -es

Word History

Etymology

New Latin pentastichus, from penta- (from Greek) + -stichus -stichous

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