Definition of Tetremerous

Te*tram"er*ous (?), a. [Tetra- + Gr. &?; part.] 1. (Bot.) Having the parts arranged in sets of four; as, a tetramerous flower.

2. (Zoöl.) Having four joints in each of the tarsi; -- said of certain insects.

Te*tram"er*ous (?), a. [Tetra- + Gr. &?; part.] 1. (Bot.) Having the parts arranged in sets of four; as, a tetramerous flower.

2. (Zoöl.) Having four joints in each of the tarsi; -- said of certain insects.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

(botany) in four parts: in a flower each whorl (of flower parts) has four flower parts.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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