trifoliate

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English

Etymology

tri- (three) + Latin foliātus (leaved) Doublet of tréflé.

Pronunciation

Adjective

trifoliate (not comparable)

  1. (chiefly botany) Having or comprising three leaves, or (loosely) trifoliolate (with three leaflets) or having leaves with three parts, as the clover plant.
    Coordinate terms: unifoliate (1), bifoliate (2), quadrifoliate (4)
  2. Comprising, abounding with, or featuring trefoils.

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Noun

trifoliate (plural trifoliates)

  1. A trifoliate plant

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 “trifoliate, a.]” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary
  2. ^ Beentje 2010, The Kew Plant Glossary

Latin

Adjective

trifoliāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of trifoliātus