tetrastichous

American

[ti-tras-ti-kuhs] / tɪˈtræs tɪ kəs /

adjective

Botany.

arranged in a spike of four vertical rows, as flowers.
having four such rows of flowers, as a spike.

tetrastichous British

/ tɛˈtræstɪkəs /

adjective

(of flowers or leaves on a stalk) arranged in four vertical rows

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Etymology

Origin of tetrastichous

1865–70; < New Latin tetrastichus < Greek tetrástichos having four lines or rows. See tetra-, stich ¹, -ous

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