- quaternate
-
/kwot"euhr nayt', kweuh terr"nit/, adj.arranged in or consisting of four parts, as the leaves of certain plants.[1745-55; < L quatern(i) four at a time + -ATE1]
* * *
Universalium. 2010.
quaternate
Look at other dictionaries:
Quaternate — Qua*ter nate, a. Composed of, or arranged in, sets of four; quaternary; as, quaternate leaves. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quaternate — adjective consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four quaternate leaves a quaternary compound • Syn: ↑quaternary • Similar to: ↑multiple … Useful english dictionary
quaternate — quater·nate … English syllables
Medinilla cummingii — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
