tet|ra|dy|na|mous

tet|ra|dy|na|mous
tet|ra|dy|na|mous «TEHT ruh DY nuh muhs, -DIHN uh-», adjective.
Botany. having six stamens, four longer, arranged in opposite pairs, and two shorter, inserted lower down (characteristic of flowers of the mustard family).
[< New Latin Tetradynamia the former class name (< Greek tetra- four + dýnamis power, strength) + English -ous]

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