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 Taylor, Thomas

With buttercups and brambles and many others there is only an increase above the typical five; quaternate flowers are wanting or at least are very rare.

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

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

The European Venus' looking-glass was observed in my garden to produce some quaternate and some quinate flowers on the same specimens.

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