tetramerous

[ te-tram-er-uhs ]

/ tɛˈtræm ər əs /

adjective

consisting of or divided into four parts.

Botany. (of flowers) having the parts of a whorl arranged in fours or multiples of four.

Origin of tetramerous

1820–30; <New Latin tetramerus<Greek tetramerḗs having four parts. See tetra-, -merous

OTHER WORDS FROM tetramerous

te·tram·er·ism, noun

Words nearby tetramerous

tetrahymena, tetralite, tetralogy, tetralogy of Fallot, tetramer, tetramerous, tetrameter, tetramethyldiarsine, tetramethyllead, tetrandrous, tetranitrate

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Example sentences from the Web for tetramerous

Some Hopli swarm in the day before noon, and then disappear: most of the tetramerous beetles also appear to be diurnal.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)|William Kirby
A very minute joint at the base of the claw-joint, in most Tetramerous and Trimerous beetles.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby
Dimerous and tetramerous symmetry occur also among dicotyledons.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for tetramerous

tetramerous

/ (tɛˈtræmərəs) /

adjective

(esp of animals or plants) having or consisting of four parts

(of certain flowers) having parts arranged in whorls of four members

Derived forms of tetramerous

tetramerism, noun

Word Origin for tetramerous

C19: from New Latin tetramerus, from Greek tetramerēs

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Scientific definitions for tetramerous

tetramerous

[ tĕ-trăm′ər-əs ]

Having four similar segments or parts.

Having flower parts, such as petals, sepals, and stamens, in sets of four.

单词	tetramerous
释义	tetramerous [ te-tram-er-uhs ] / tɛˈtræm ər əs / adjective consisting of or divided into four parts. Botany. (of flowers) having the parts of a whorl arranged in fours or multiples of four. Origin of tetramerous 1820–30; <New Latin tetramerus<Greek tetramerḗs having four parts. See tetra-, -merous OTHER WORDS FROM tetramerous te·tram·er·ism, noun Words nearby tetramerous tetrahymena, tetralite, tetralogy, tetralogy of Fallot, tetramer, tetramerous, tetrameter, tetramethyldiarsine, tetramethyllead, tetrandrous, tetranitrate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tetramerous Some Hopli swarm in the day before noon, and then disappear: most of the tetramerous beetles also appear to be diurnal. An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)\|William Kirby A very minute joint at the base of the claw-joint, in most Tetramerous and Trimerous beetles. An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)\|William Kirby Dimerous and tetramerous symmetry occur also among dicotyledons. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5\|Various British Dictionary definitions for tetramerous tetramerous / (tɛˈtræmərəs) / adjective (esp of animals or plants) having or consisting of four parts (of certain flowers) having parts arranged in whorls of four members Derived forms of tetramerous tetramerism, noun Word Origin for tetramerous C19: from New Latin tetramerus, from Greek tetramerēs Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for tetramerous tetramerous [ tĕ-trăm′ər-əs ] Having four similar segments or parts. Having flower parts, such as petals, sepals, and stamens, in sets of four. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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