单词 | quadrijugate |
释义 | > as lemmasquadrijugate quadrijugate adj. Brit. /ˌkwɒdrᵻˈdʒuːɡeɪt/ , /ˌkwɒdrᵻˈdʒuːɡət/ , U.S. /ˌkwɑdrəˈdʒuˌɡeɪt/ , /ˌkwɑdrəˈdʒuɡət/ Botany rare (a) pinnate with four pairs of leaflets (cf. jugate adj. 1); (b) (of leaves) arranged in a whorl or series of four.ΚΠ ?a1808 Universal Syst. Nat. Hist. XIV. 55 Quadrijugate, having four pair [of leaves]; as in the cassia-foliata. 1876 Encycl. Brit. IV. 117/1 In the case of whorled leaves the arrangement may be trijugate or quadrijugate [in phyllotaxis]. 1998 D. J. Carr in R. V. Jean & D. Barabé Symmetry in Plants 41 There is a problem in deciding whether a [phyllotactic]..pattern is really quadrijugate, i.e. with whorls of 4 primordia, or double bijugate..with leaf primordia arising in pairs at the apex. < as lemmas |
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