tetradynamous

[ te-truh-dahy-nuh-muhs ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. having four long and two short stamens, as a cruciferous flower.

tetradynamous

/ -ˈdɪn-; ˌtɛtrəˈdaɪnəməs /

adjective

1. (of plants) having six stamens, two of which are shorter than the others

Word History and Origins

Origin of tetradynamous¹

1820–30; tetra- + Greek -dynamos -powered ( dýnam ( is ) power + -os adj. suffix; -ous )

Word History and Origins

Origin of tetradynamous¹

C19: from tetra- + Greek dunamis power

Example Sentences

Herbs, with a pungent watery juice and cruciform tetradynamous flowers; fruit a silique or silicle.

From Project Gutenberg

Thus in Cruciferous plants the staminal whorl consists of four long stamens and two short ones (tetradynamous).

From Project Gutenberg

The four inner stamens are longer than the two outer; and the stamens are hence collectively described as tetradynamous.

From Project Gutenberg

Stamens mostly 6, tetradynamous (two inserted lower and shorter).

From Project Gutenberg

Tetradynamous, where a flower has six stamens, two shorter than the four, 101.

From Project Gutenberg