quaternate

[ kwot-er-neyt, kwuh-tur-nit ]

/ ˈkwɒt ərˌneɪt, kwəˈtɜr nɪt /

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adjective

arranged in or consisting of four parts, as the leaves of certain plants.

RELATED WORDS

quadruplicate, quadruple, tetrad, quaternary, quadrigeminal, quadripartite, quadrivial

Nearby words

quatercentenary, quatercentennial, quaternary, quaternary ammonium compound, quaternary structure, quaternate, quaternion, quaternity, quathlamba, quatorze, quatrain

Origin of quaternate

1745–55; < Latin quatern(ī) four at a time + -ate¹

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Examples from the Web for quaternate

The basidia, spicules, and quaternate spores agree with those of Agaricini.
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