quaternate
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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 Thomas Taylor
The common laburnum has a variety which often produces quaternate and quinate leaves, and in strawberries I have also seen instances of this abnormality.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Hugo de Vries
Isolated quaternate leaves are of but little interest, while the occurrence of many on the same individual indicates a distinct variety.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Hugo de Vries
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 Hugo de Vries
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 Hugo de Vries
