tetramerous flower

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• Tetramerous — Te*tram er*ous, a. [Tetra + Gr. ? part.] 1. (Bot.) Having the parts arranged in sets of four; as, a tetramerous flower. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Having four joints in each of the tarsi; said of certain insects. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tetramerous — adjective in four parts: in a flower each whorl (of flower parts) has four flower parts. : As the name suggests the crucifers have tetramerous flowers. See Also: tetramery …   Wiktionary

• Paris — Par is, n. [From Paris, the son of Priam.] (Bot.) A plant common in Europe ({Paris quadrifolia}); herb Paris; truelove. It has been used as a narcotic. [1913 Webster] Note: It much resembles the American genus {Trillium}, but has usually four… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Paris quadrifolia — Paris Par is, n. [From Paris, the son of Priam.] (Bot.) A plant common in Europe ({Paris quadrifolia}); herb Paris; truelove. It has been used as a narcotic. [1913 Webster] Note: It much resembles the American genus {Trillium}, but has usually… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• symmetry — /sim i tree/, n., pl. symmetries. 1. the correspondence in size, form, and arrangement of parts on opposite sides of a plane, line, or point; regularity of form or arrangement in terms of like, reciprocal, or corresponding parts. 2. the proper or …   Universalium

• Monocotyledon — Monocotyledons Temporal range: Early Cretaceous Recent Hemerocallis flower, with three flower parts in each whorl Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

• Dicotyledon — Dicot redirects here. For the band, see Dicot (band). Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons) Magnolia flower Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

• Lamiales — ▪ plant order Introduction   mint order of flowering plants, including 23 families and more than 23,000 species. The main families in the order are Lamiaceae, Verbenaceae, Plantaginaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Orobanachaceae, Acanthaceae,… …   Universalium

• Symmetry (biology) — Bilateral symmetry redirects here. For bilateral symmetry in mathematics, see reflection symmetry. Symmetry in biology is the balanced distribution of duplicate body parts or shapes. The body plans of most multicellular organisms exhibit some… …   Wikipedia

• Houstonia — Hous*to ni*a, n. [NL. So named after Dr. William Houston, an English surgeon and botanist.] (Bot.) A genus of small rubiaceous herbs, having tetramerous salveform blue or white flower. There are about twenty species, natives of North America.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Potamogetonaceae — Taxobox name = Potamogetonaceae image width = 240px image caption = Potamogeton crispus regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Alismatales familia = Potamogetonaceae familia authority = Rchb. subdivision ranks =… …   Wikipedia