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quaternate
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective quaternate has 1 sense
- quaternate(s = adj.all) quaternary - consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four; "quaternate leaves"; "a quaternary compound"
CIDE DICTIONARY
quaternate, a.
Composed of, or arranged in, sets of four; quaternary; as, quaternate leaves. [1913 Webster]
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