tetrachotomous
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Tetrachotomous — Tet ra*chot o*mous, a. [Gr. te tracha in four parts + te mnein to cut.] (Bot.) Having a division by fours; separated into four parts or series, or into series of fours. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tetrachotomous — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|käd.əməs adjective Etymology: Greek tetracha in four parts (from tetra + cha, as in dicha in two) + English tomous (as in dichotomous) more at dich : regularly dividing by fours : having a quadruple arrangement tetrachotomous peduncles … Useful english dictionary
tetrachotomous — adjective Dividing or branching into four equal pieces … Wiktionary
tetrachotomous — tet·ra·chot·o·mous … English syllables
tetrachotomous — a. divided into fours … Dictionary of difficult words
tetrachotomy — noun /tɛtɹəˈkɒtəmɪ/ a) Division of a whole into four parts. b) Quaternary classification. See Also: decachotomy, dichotomy, heptachotomy, hexachotomy, monochotomy, octachotomy, pentachotomy, tetrachotomous, trichotomy … Wiktionary
