trilobate

American

[trahy-loh-beyt, trahy-luh-beyt] / traɪˈloʊ beɪt, ˈtraɪ ləˌbeɪt /

Also trilobated

adjective

having three lobes.

trilobate British

/ ˈtraɪləˌbeɪt, traɪˈləʊbeɪt /

adjective

(esp of a leaf) consisting of or having three lobes or parts

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Etymology

Origin of trilobate

First recorded in 1765–75; tri- + lobate

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trilobate

Just behind the mandibles are the maxillæ, which are trilobate at the end, as in the three orders of insects above named.

From Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses by Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring)

It has a thick green, trilobate leaf, and a flower so delicate and gauze-like, that one wonders how it can bear for a moment the harsh storms to which it is exposed.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 by Various

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