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单词 quaterpetal
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quaterpetaln.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin quater , petal n.
Etymology: < classical Latin quater four times (see quatercentenary adj.) + petal n., after post-classical Latin tetrapetalus, adjective (1686 or earlier). Compare earlier tetrapetalous adj., tetrapetalose adj.
Obsolete. rare.
A plant with flowers having four petals.
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1715 J. Petiver in Philos. Trans. 1714–16 (Royal Soc.) 29 274 Herbæ Tetrapetalæ, Quaterpetals.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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