Definition for TET'RA-SPERM'OUS

TET'RA-SPERM'OUS, a. [Gr. τετρα, four, and σπερμα, seed.]

In botany, having four seeds. Martyn. A tetraspermous plant, is one which produces four seeds in each flower, as the rough-leaved or verticillate plants. Martyn.

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