trifoliate

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

/ traɪˈfoʊ li ɪt, -ˌeɪt /

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adjective

having three leaflets, lobes, or foils; trefoil.

Botany. trifoliolate.

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Sometimes tri·fo·li·at·ed

[trahy-foh-lee-ey-tid] /traɪˈfoʊ liˌeɪ tɪd/ .

Origin of trifoliate

First recorded in 1690–1700; tri- + foliate

Words nearby trifoliate

trifluoride, trifluorochloromethane, trifluralin, trifocal, trifold, trifoliate, trifoliate orange, trifoliolate, trifolium, triforium, triform

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How to use trifoliate in a sentence

The stipules are ovate, larger, veined, and have long points; and each flower-head has a pair of trifoliate leaves at its base.
Field and Woodland Plants|William S. Furneaux
His principal sacred tree is the bel tree,2 which has trifoliate leaves, and may have been held sacred on this account.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV)|R.V. Russell
The leaves are trifoliate, though sometimes they grow singly.
The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 13|William Curtis
The stem of the plant is bushy and branched; the leaves are trifoliate.
Prairie Smoke (Second Edition, Revised)|Melvin Randolph Gilmore

Mr. Webber sent some valuable trifoliate hybrids to Merribrooke.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the|Various

British Dictionary definitions for trifoliate

trifoliate

trifoliated

/ (traɪˈfəʊlɪɪt, -ˌeɪt) /

adjective

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

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