tetradynamous
[ te-truh-dahy-nuh-muh s ]
/ ˌtɛ trəˈdaɪ nə məs /
adjective Botany.
having four long and two short stamens, as a cruciferous flower.
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Example sentences from the Web for tetradynamous
Tetradynamous, where a flower has six stamens, two shorter than the four, 101.
The Elements of Botany |Asa GrayThe four inner stamens are longer than the two outer; and the stamens are hence collectively described as tetradynamous.
Thus in Cruciferous plants the staminal whorl consists of four long stamens and two short ones (tetradynamous).
Stamens mostly 6, tetradynamous (two inserted lower and shorter).
British Dictionary definitions for tetradynamous
tetradynamous
/ (ˌtɛtrəˈdaɪnəməs, -ˈdɪn-) /
adjective
(of plants) having six stamens, two of which are shorter than the others
Word Origin for tetradynamous
C19: from
tetra- + Greek
dunamis power