trifoliate
[trahy-foh-lee-it, -eyt]
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adjective
having three leaflets, lobes, or foils; trefoil.
Botany. trifoliolate.
Sometimes tri·fo·li·at·ed [trahy-foh-lee-ey-tid] /traɪˈfoʊ liˌeɪ tɪd/.
Origin of trifoliate
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Historical Examples of trifoliate
The leaves are trifoliate, though sometimes they grow singly.
The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 13William Curtis
The stem of the plant is bushy and branched; the leaves are trifoliate.
Prairie Smoke (Second Edition, Revised)Melvin Randolph Gilmore
Changed "trifoliate" to "trifoliolate" in the index entry for "Foliolate."
The Elements of BotanyAsa Gray
The trifoliate leaves are numerous, especially on the upper portions.
Clovers and How to Grow ThemThomas Shaw
Again, the old furze-bush will have its leaves converted into spines, though the seedling started with a trifoliate leaf.
Science and Practice in Farm CultivationJames Buckman
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