trifoliate
Americanadjective
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Origin of trifoliate
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The researchers posit that true Citrus species, such as mandarins and trifoliate oranges, first evolved in south-central China around eight million years ago.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 11, 2023
The stem of the plant is bushy and branched; the leaves are trifoliate.
From A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead by C. G. (Carl Gustaf) Helleberg
The trifoliate leaves are numerous, especially on the upper portions.
From Clovers and How to Grow Them by Thomas Shaw
The American Garden-bean is a tender, annual plant from the East Indies, with a dwarfish or climbing stem and trifoliate leaves.
From The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. by Fearing Burr
The leaves are bipinnate, leaflets wedge-shape, trifoliate, and glaucous; the foliage very dense, having a pretty drooping habit.
From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by John Wood
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