Tetramerous
[te'træmәrәs]
Definition
(adj.) having or consisting of four similar parts; tetramerous flowers .
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Definition
(a.) Having the parts arranged in sets of four; as, a tetramerous flower.
(a.) Having four joints in each of the tarsi; -- said of certain insects.
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Examples
- It is so common to observe on the same plant, flowers indifferently tetramerous, pentamerous, etc. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
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