Glossary entry

Polish term or phrase:

kwiat czterokrotny

English translation:

tetramerous flower

Added to glossary by Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
Mar 29, 2014 18:54
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Polish term

kwiat czterokrotny

Polish to English Other Botany
Powinniśmy jeszcze wiedzieć, że należą do klasy dwuliściennych, czyli do roślin, które mają: zarodek z dwoma liścieniami, liście proste lub złożone, z nerwacją dłoniastą lub pierzastą oraz kwiaty cztero- lub pięciokrotne.
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May 13, 2014 22:26: Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D. Created KOG entry

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tetramerous, pentamerous flower

Merosity is the number of component parts in each whorl of a plant structure. It is most commonly used in the context of flowers, in which case it refers to the number of sepals in the calyx, the number of petals in the corolla, and the number of stamens in each whorl of the androecium. The term may also be used to refer to the number of leaves in leaf whorls.
Types of merosity include:
2: dimery, dimerous, 2-merous
3: trimery, trimerous, 3-merous
4: tetramery, tetramerous, 4-merous
5: pentamery, pentamerous, 5-merous

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Having five similar parts.
2. Having flower parts, such as petals, sepals, and stamens, in sets of five, as in the geranium.
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