释义 |
tetrachotomous, a. Zool. and Bot.|tɛtrəˈkɒtəməs| [f. Gr. τέτραχα in four parts + -τοµος cut + -ous.] Ramifying into four branches or divisions; doubly dichotomous.
1829Loudon Encycl. Pl. (1836) 403 note, Peduncles [of Euphorbia]..often dichotomous, trichotomous, or even tetrachotomous. |