quinate

qui·nate

[kwahy-neyt]
adjective Botany.
arranged in groups of five.

Origin:
1800–10; < Latin quīn(ī) five each + -ate1

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quinate (ˈkwaɪneɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
botany arranged in or composed of five parts: quinate leaflets
 
[C19: from Latin quīnī five each]

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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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