trilobate

American  

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

Also trilobated

adjective

1. having three lobes.

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trilobate British  

/ ˈtraɪləˌbeɪt, traɪˈləʊbeɪt /

adjective

1. (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

Example Sentences

But neither was trilobate, so they weren’t as closely related to life on Earth today.

From New York Times

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 Project Gutenberg

The nose is often twisted in epileptics, flattened and trilobate in cretins.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

Not infrequently we meet with the trilobate nose, its tip rising like an isolated peak from the swollen nostrils, a form found among the Akkas, a tribe of pygmies of Central Africa.

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