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tetrandrous

American  
[te-tran-druhs] / tɛˈtræn drəs /

adjective

Botany.

  1. having four stamens.

Etymology

Origin of tetrandrous

First recorded in 1800–10; tetr- + -androus

Example Sentences

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A tetrandrous flower of Cypripedium has also been recorded.

From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.

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