tetrastichous
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tetrastichous — [te tras′ti kəs] adj. [Gr tetrastichos, in four rows: see TETRA & STICH] Bot. in four vertical rows, as the flowers on some spikes … English World dictionary
tetrastichous — /ti tras ti keuhs/, adj. Bot. 1. arranged in a spike of four vertical rows, as flowers. 2. having four such rows of flowers, as a spike. [1865 70; < NL tetrastichus < Gk tetrástichos having four lines or rows. See TETRA , STICH1, OUS] * * * … Universalium
tetrastichous — te·tras·ti·chous … English syllables
tetrastichous — /tɛˈtræstɪkəs/ (say te trastikuhs) adjective Botany 1. arranged in a spike of four vertical rows, as flowers. 2. having four such rows of flowers, as a spike. {Greek tetrastichos having four rows} …
tetrastichous — te.ˈtrastəkəs adjective Etymology: Late Latin tetrastichus of four lines, of four rows, from Greek tetrastichos 1. : ranked by fours 2. : arranged in four vertical rows used especially of the inflorescence of a grass or of its constituent parts … Useful english dictionary
tetrastich — tetrastichic /te treuh stik ik/, tetrastichal /ti tras ti keuhl/, adj. /te treuh stik, te tras tik/, n. Pros. a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of four lines. [1570 80; < L tetrastichon < Gk tetrástichon, n. use of neut. of tetrástichos. See… … Universalium
tetrastich — n. four lined poem or stanza. ♦ tetrastichal, ♦ tetrastichic, a. ♦ tetrastichous, a. in four rows … Dictionary of difficult words
