penta-, pent-, pente-, pento-

In botany, having five free stamens.

An area in the shape of a five-sided construction that is surrounded on all sides by buildings: The five-acre central plaza of the Pentagon is equivalent to a pentangle.

Having five pronounced and visible curls or edges: Okra, also known as "lady fingers", is a green plant of the mallow family with pentangular cross-sections which, when they are fried, are a delicacy primarily in the southern states of the U.S.

1. A confederacy or group of five towns; applied in ancient times to several such groups.
2. A Pentapolis is geographic and/or institutional grouping of five cities.

1. The ruler of one of a group of five districts or kingdoms.
2. One of a governing body of five persons.

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.

A poem, stanza, or section of a poem, consisting of five lines or verses.

A term or line of verse comprising five units larger than a phoneme: In class Jill raised her hand and said, "The word 'pentasyllable' has five syllables!"