tricuspidate

[trahy-kuhs-pi-deyt]

adjective

Anatomy.

1. having three cusps or flaps.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tricuspidate¹

First recorded in 1745–55; tricuspid + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

It differs from G. nutans in being an annual and in having filiform leaves, bicuspidate third glume which is scabrid all over the back and a fourth glume distinctly tricuspidate at the apex.

From Project Gutenberg

The second is not inserted obliquely like its correspondent in the upper jaw, its axis is in a line with that of its neighbours; tricuspidate, the middle lobe being the highest.

From Project Gutenberg