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tetrastichous

[ti-tras-ti-kuhs]

adjective

Botany.

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

  2. having four such rows of flowers, as a spike.

tetrastichous

/ ɛˈٰæɪə /

adjective

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tetrastichous1

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

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