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trifoliate
[ trahy-foh-lee-it, -eyt ]
trifoliate
/ traɪˈfəʊlɪɪt; -ˌeɪt /
adjective
- having three leaves, leaflike parts, or (of a compound leaf) leaflets
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Word History and Origins
Origin of trifoliate1
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Example Sentences
The stipules are ovate, larger, veined, and have long points; and each flower-head has a pair of trifoliate leaves at its base.
His principal sacred tree is the bel tree,2 which has trifoliate leaves, and may have been held sacred on this account.
The leaves are trifoliate, though sometimes they grow singly.
The stem of the plant is bushy and branched; the leaves are trifoliate.
Mr. Webber sent some valuable trifoliate hybrids to Merribrooke.
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