quaternate

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I have often seen isolated plants with quaternate leaves, but only rarely have I observed individuals with more than one such leaf.

From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de

A species of cinquefoil, Potentilla Tormentilla, which is distinguished by its quaternate flowers, occurs in Holland in two distinct types, which have proved constant in my cultural experiments.

From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de

They perform the same functions and bear spicules, sometimes in pairs, sometimes quaternate, each spicule being surmounted by a spore.

From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas

For brevity's sake all these cleft and ternate, double cleft and quaternate cotyledons and even the higher grades are combined under one common name and indicated as tricotyls.

From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de

Nearly all the individuals produced at least some quaternate leaves, and thereby showed the variety to be quite pure.

From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de