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tetragenous

tetragenous adjective: involving groups of four; arranged in fours.

Adjective

tetragenous (not comparable)

  1. Involving groups of four; arranged in fours.
    • The leaves are arranged in four longitudinal rows along the stem. There are two rows of smaller leaves attached to the upper side of stem and two rows of larger leaves attached laterally. The strobili are tetragenous (four-angled) […]2006, Anil Kumar, Botany for Degree Pteridophyta, page 184
    • Mussels that employ all four demibranchs for brooding are referred to as tetragenous.2010, James H. Thorp, Alan P. Covich, Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates

Origin of tetragenous

From tetra- + -genous.

Questions about tetragenous

What does tetragenous mean?
Tetragenous means involving groups of four; arranged in fours.
What part of speech is tetragenous?
Tetragenous is an adjective.

Words near tetragenous in the dictionary

  1. tetrafurcation
  2. tetragametic
  3. tetragamous
  4. tetragamy
  5. tetragastrin
  6. tetragenous
  7. tetraglot
  8. tetraglottic
  9. tetraglutamate
  10. tetraglutamates
  11. tetraglycine

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