tetrastichous

[ ti-tras-ti-kuh s ]
/ tɪˈtræs tɪ kəs /

adjective Botany.

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

Origin of tetrastichous

1865–70; < New Latin tetrastichus < Greek tetrástichos having four lines or rows. See tetra-, stich1, -ous

Words nearby tetrastichous

tetrasaccharide, tetrasomic, tetrasporangium, tetraspore, tetrastich, tetrastichous, tetrastyle, tetrasyllable, tetratomic, tetravalent, tetrazene

British Dictionary definitions for tetrastichous

tetrastichous
/ (tɛˈtræstɪkəs) /

adjective

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