tetramerous

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/tɛˈtræmərəs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(te tram′ər əs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
te•tram•er•ous  (te tram′ər əs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. consisting of or divided into four parts.
  2. Botany(of flowers) having the parts of a whorl arranged in fours or multiples of four.
  • Greek tetrameré̄s having four parts. See tetra-, -merous
  • Neo-Latin tetramerus
  • 1820–30
te•tram′er•ism, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tetramerous /tɛˈtræmərəs/ adj
  1. (esp of animals or plants) having or consisting of four parts
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin tetramerus, from Greek tetramerēs

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