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Pentalpha
- - A five-pointed star, resembling five alphas joined at their bases; -- used as a symbol.
Pentamera
- - An extensive division of Coleoptera, including those that normally have five-jointed tarsi. It embraces about half of all the known species of the Coleoptera.
Pentangle
- noun - a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon
Pentapody
- - A measure or series consisting of five feet.
Pentarchy
- - A government in the hands of five persons; five joint rulers.
- Government by five people
Pentatone
- noun - a gapped scale with five notes; usually the fourth and seventh notes of the diatonic scale are omitted
Per Annum
- adverb - by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received); "he earned $100,000 per annum"; "we issue six volumes per annum"
Percaline
- - A fine kind of cotton goods, usually of one color, and with a glossy surface, -- much use for linings.
Periactin
- noun - an antihistamine (trade name Periactin) used to treat some allergic reactions
Perianths
- noun - collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils