quaternate
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of quaternate
1745–55; < Latin quatern ( ī ) four at a time + -ate 1
Example Sentences
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The European Venus' looking-glass was observed in my garden to produce some quaternate and some quinate flowers on the same specimens.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de
With buttercups and brambles and many others there is only an increase above the typical five; quaternate flowers are wanting or at least are very rare.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de
I had the good fortune to find two plants of clover, bearing one quinate and several quaternate leaves, on an excursion in the neighborhood of Loosdrecht in Holland.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de
They perform the same functions and bear spicules, sometimes in pairs, sometimes quaternate, each spicule being surmounted by a spore.
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas
Isolated quaternate leaves are of but little interest, while the occurrence of many on the same individual indicates a distinct variety.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de
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