单词 | tetracoccous |
释义 | > as lemmastetracoccous tetracoccous adj. Brit. /ˌtɛtrəˈkɒkəs/ , U.S. /ˌtɛtrəˈkɑkəs/ Botany having four cocci or carpels; also, applied to bacteria when in four segments (Jackson Gloss. Bot. T. 1900). [After post-classical Latin tetracoccus (1651 or earlier) < tetra- tetra- comb. form + ancient Greek κόκκος berry (see coccus n.). Compare French tétracoque (1803 or earlier).] ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > fruit or reproductive product > [adjective] > simple or collective tricoccous1697 tricoccose1703 anthocarpous1835 tetracoccous1857 simple1858 monogynoecial1876 collective1880 1857 A. Gray First Lessons Bot. Gloss. 233 Tetracoccous, of four cocci or carpels. < as lemmas |
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