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< quinalizarin
quince >
qui·nate
(kw
n
t
)
KEY
ADJECTIVE:
Arranged in groups of five:
quinate leaflets.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin
qu
n
,
five each
; see
penk
w
e
in Indo-European roots +
-ate
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