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Tetragynia

plural noun
Tet·ra·gyn·ia | \-ˈjinēə\

Definition of Tetragynia 

in former classifications

: a class of higher plants comprising those with four styles or pistils

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History and Etymology for Tetragynia

New Latin, from tetra- + -gynia

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