Bot. [f. L. quīnī (see QUINARY), after binate.] Of a leaf: Composed of five leaflets; quinquefoliolate.
1806. J. Galpine, Brit. Bot., § 233. L[eaf] pinnate, quinate & ternate.
1861. Miss Pratt, Flower. Pl., I. 4. A quinate leaf consists of five leaflets, as in Marsh Cinquefoil.
Comb. 1825. Greenhouse Comp., II. 42. Quinate-leaved.