Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tetramerous"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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

2. (Zo["o]l.) Having four joints in each of the tarsi; --
said of certain insects.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

tetramerous
adj : (biology) having or consisting of four similar parts;
tetramerous flowers


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