five-strong team

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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The Dutch group, called PlantLab, have scrapped sunlight altogether.
“The plants look black,” says Gertjan Meeuws, one of the five-strong team.

  • As I got it, they were a group of five persons. What does the “five-strong” add to that fact?
    Thanks.
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“five-strong” just means “consisting of five people”.