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tetragonous, a. Bot.|tɪˈtrægənəs| [f. tetragon or late L. tetragōn-us tetragonal + -ous.] Having four angles; = tetragonal a. 2.
1760J. Lee Introd. Bot. ii. xxii. (1765) 125 Seed, a single one, oblong, often tetragonous. 1870Hooker Stud. Flora 245 Convolvulus arvensis,..peduncle..4-gonous. 1872Oliver Elem. Bot. App. 310 [Common Wheat] Inflorescence spicate,..tetragonous. |