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tetramerous

tetramerous adjective: in four parts: such that each whorl (of flower parts) has four flower parts.

Adjective

tetramerous (not comparable)

  1. in four parts: such that each whorl (of flower parts) has four flower parts.
    • As their name suggests, the crucifers have tetramerous flowers.

Origin of tetramerous

From tetra- + -merous.

Words formed from tetramerous

Questions about tetramerous

What does tetramerous mean?
Tetramerous means in four parts: such that each whorl (of flower parts) has four flower parts.
What part of speech is tetramerous?
Tetramerous is an adjective.

Words near tetramerous in the dictionary

  1. tetramerizations
  2. tetramerize
  3. tetramerized
  4. tetramerizes
  5. tetramerizing
  6. tetramerous
  7. tetramerously
  8. tetramers
  9. tetramery
  10. tetrameter
  11. tetrameters

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