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tetrapetalous

American  
[te-truh-pet-l-uhs] / ˌtɛ trəˈpɛt l əs /

adjective

Botany.

  1. having four petals.

Etymology

Origin of tetrapetalous

First recorded in 1690–1700; tetra- + petalous

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A corolla is dipetalous, tripetalous, tetrapetalous or pentapetalous according as it has two, three, four or five separate petals.

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