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quaternate, a.|kwəˈtɜːnət|
[f. as prec. + -ate2: cf. F. quaterné.]
Arranged in, or forming, a set or sets of four; composed of four parts.
1753Chambers Cycl. Supp. s.v. Leaf. 1867 J. Hogg Microsc. ii. i. 295 The Sarcina ventriculi, with its remarkable-looking quaternate spores. 1875Bennett & Dyer tr. Sachs' Bot. 391 With a long stalk and a quaternate lamina. 1908Scott's Autumn List, Lady Beauclerc and Socialism is the title of the last book of the Rev. H. T. Perfect's quaternate work on Lady Beauclerc's life.
Comb.1829Loudon Encycl. Plants Gloss. 1103/2 Quaternate-pinnate, pinnate, the pinnæ being arranged in fours. |