† quineadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin quīnī.

Etymology: < classical Latin quīnī five at a time, five together (see quinary n.). Compare earlier quinary adj., and also quinate adj.

Botany. Obsolete. rare.

Of leaves: growing in whorls of five.

ΚΠ

1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. iii. xxiii. 230 In respect to Opposition, opposite Leaves will sometimes become tern, quatern, or quine, growing by Threes, Fours, or Fives.

1797 F. Fitzgerald Gen. Genteel Preceptor iv. 36 Starry, stellate; or whorled, verticilate..; and these receive the denomination of tern, quatern, quine..according to the number of leaves of which the star or whorl is composed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	quine
释义	† quineadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin quīnī. Etymology: < classical Latin quīnī five at a time, five together (see quinary n.). Compare earlier quinary adj., and also quinate adj. Botany. Obsolete. rare. Of leaves: growing in whorls of five. ΚΠ 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. iii. xxiii. 230 In respect to Opposition, opposite Leaves will sometimes become tern, quatern, or quine, growing by Threes, Fours, or Fives. 1797 F. Fitzgerald Gen. Genteel Preceptor iv. 36 Starry, stellate; or whorled, verticilate..; and these receive the denomination of tern, quatern, quine..according to the number of leaves of which the star or whorl is composed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < adj.1760
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