tetramerous

[ te-tram-er-uhs ]

adjective

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.

tetramerous

/ tɛˈtræmərəs /

adjective

1. (esp of animals or plants) having or consisting of four parts
2. (of certain flowers) having parts arranged in whorls of four members

tetramerous

/ tĕ-trăm′ər-əs /

1. Having four similar segments or parts.
2. Having flower parts, such as petals, sepals, and stamens, in sets of four.

Derived Forms

• teˈtramerism, noun

Other Words From

• te·tramer·ism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of tetramerous¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of tetramerous¹

C19: from New Latin tetramerus, from Greek tetramerēs

Example Sentences

A flower in which the parts are arranged in twos is called dimerous; when the parts of the whorls are three, four or five, the flower is trimerous, tetramerous or pentamerous, respectively.

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