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quinate

[kwahy-neyt]

adjective Botany.

arranged in groups of five.

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

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quinate (ˈkwaɪneɪt)

—*adj*
	botany arranged in or composed of five parts: quinate leaflets

[C19: from Latin quīnī five each]

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