quaternate

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kwotər nāt′, kwə tûrnit)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
quat•er•nate  (kwotər nāt′, kwə tûrnit),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. arranged in or consisting of four parts, as the leaves of certain plants.
  • Latin quatern(ī) four at a time + -ate1
  • 1745–55

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