Decamerous

/dɪˈkæmərəs/ adjective

Definition

In botany, having parts arranged in tens or multiples of ten, such as flowers with ten petals or stamens.

Etymology

From Greek 'deca' (ten) + 'meros' (part), commonly used in botanical terminology to describe flower structure and organization.

Kelly Says

When botanists describe a flower as decamerous, they're reading the plant's hidden code—the number of petals, stamens, and sepals often tells scientists exactly which plant family it belongs to, like a biological fingerprint!

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