trifoliate

[ trahy-foh-lee-it, -eyt ]

adjective

1. having three leaflets, lobes, or foils; trefoil.
2. Botany. trifoliolate.

trifoliate

/ traɪˈfəʊlɪɪt; -ˌeɪt /

adjective

1. having three leaves, leaflike parts, or (of a compound leaf) leaflets

Word History and Origins

Origin of trifoliate¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; tri- + foliate

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.

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His principal sacred tree is the bel tree,2 which has trifoliate leaves, and may have been held sacred on this account.

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The leaves are trifoliate, though sometimes they grow singly.

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The stem of the plant is bushy and branched; the leaves are trifoliate.

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Mr. Webber sent some valuable trifoliate hybrids to Merribrooke.

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