单词 | tetrapetalous |
释义 | tetrapetalous in American English (ˌtɛtrəˈpɛtələs) adjective four-petaled tetrapetalous in American English (ˌtetrəˈpetləs) adjective Botany having four petals Word origin [1690–1700; tetra- + petalous]This word is first recorded in the period 1690–1700. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: additive, foolscap, lifeline, momentum, synthetictetra- is a combining form meaning “four,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix tetra- include: Tetragrammaton, tetrahedron, tetrahydrocannabinol, tetramer, tetraploid |
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