pent a my ron

[Pref. pent a-, and Gr. myron =a sweet vegetable juice.] Med . & Pharm .: An old name applied to an ointment described by Aetius, containing five ingredients. ( Mayne .) †pěn-tăn-der, s . [PENT AND RIA.] Bot.: Any plant of the cla Pent and ria. pěn-tăn-dri-a, s. pl. [Pref. pent-, and Gr. anër (gen it. andros )=a man.] Bot .: The fifth cla in Linnæus' natural system. It consisted of hermaphrodite plants having five stamens with filaments distinct from each other and from the pistil. He divided it into, Monogynia, Digynia, Trigynia, Tetragynia, Pentagynia, and Polygynia. pěn-tăn-dri-an, pěn-tăn-droŭs, adj . (PENT AND RIA.] Of or pertaining to the Pent and ria; having five stamens with distinct filaments not connected with the pistil.