Tetrachotomous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tetrachotomous \Tet`ra*chot"o*mous\, a. [Gr. te`tracha in four
     parts + te`mnein to cut.] (Bot.)
     Having a division by fours; separated into four parts or
     series, or into series of fours.
     [1913 Webster]