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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TETRADYNAMIAN

n.[Gr. power, strength. ] In botany, a plant having six stamens, four of which are longer than the others.

 

TETRADYNAMIAN

a.Having six stamens, four or which are uniformly longer than the others.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TETRADYNAMIA

Tet `ra *dy *na "mi *a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. Tetra- ) + (Bot. )

 

Defn: A Linnæan class of plants having six stamens, four of which are longer than the others.

 

TETRADYNAMIAN

TETRADYNAMIAN Tet `ra *dy *na "mi *an, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A plant of the order Tetradynamia.

 

TETRADYNAMIAN; TETRADYNAMOUS

TETRADYNAMIAN; TETRADYNAMOUS Tet `ra *dy *na "mi *an, Tet `ra *dyn "a *mous, a. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Belonging to the order Tetradynamia; having six stamens, four of which are uniformly longer than the others.