tetrastichous
[ ti-tras-ti-kuhs ]
adjectiveBotany.
arranged in a spike of four vertical rows, as flowers.
having four such rows of flowers, as a spike.
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British Dictionary definitions for tetrastichous
tetrastichous
/ (tɛˈtræstɪkəs) /
adjective
(of flowers or leaves on a stalk) arranged in four vertical rows
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