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tetramerous
[ te-tram-er-uhs ]
adjective
- consisting of or divided into four parts.
- Botany. (of flowers) having the parts of a whorl arranged in fours or multiples of four.
tetramerous
/ ɛˈٰæəə /
adjective
- (esp of animals or plants) having or consisting of four parts
- (of certain flowers) having parts arranged in whorls of four members
tetramerous
- Having four similar segments or parts.
- Having flower parts, such as petals, sepals, and stamens, in sets of four.
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Derived Forms
- ٱˈٰ, noun
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Other Word Forms
- ٱ·ٰİ· noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tetramerous1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tetramerous1
C19: from New Latin tetramerus, from Greek ٱٰŧ
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Example Sentences
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A flower in which the parts are arranged in twos is called dimerous; when the parts of the whorls are three, four or five, the flower is trimerous, tetramerous or pentamerous, respectively.
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