(from πέντε, "five," and ἀνήρ, "a man or husband"); the name of the fifth class in Linnæus's sexual method, consisting of plants which have hermaphrodite flowers, with five stamens or male organs. See BOTANY, p. 1296.

PENTAPOLIS, (Wisdom x.) the five cities of the plain in Palestine, all destroyed by fire from heaven, except Zoar.

Pentapolis, (Ptolemy); a district of Cyrenaica, situate on the Mediterranean; denominated from its five cities; namely, Berenice, Arsinoe, Ptolemais, Cyrene, and Apollonia.

Pentapolis of the Philistines, (Josephus); taking name Pentapolis name from five principal cities, Gaza, Gath, Ascalon, Azotus, and Ekron.

Pentapolis, (Herodotus); five cities of Doris, a district of the Hither Asia; namely, Camirus, Cnidus, Cos, Jalyfus, and Lindus, (Scholiast on Theocritus).