quaternate

[ kwot-er-neyt, kwuh-tur-nit ]
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adjective
  1. arranged in or consisting of four parts, as the leaves of certain plants.

Origin of quaternate

1
1745–55; <Latin quatern(ī) four at a time + -ate1

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How to use quaternate in a sentence

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

    Fungi: Their Nature and Uses | Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
  • It is not intended that the spores are always quaternate in Agaricini, though that number is constant in the more typical species.

    Fungi: Their Nature and Uses | Mordecai Cubitt Cooke