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triple-nerved
[ trip-uhl-nurvd ]
/ ˈtrɪp əlˈnɜrvd /
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adjective Botany.
noting a leaf in which two prominent nerves emerge from the middle nerve a little above its base.
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Origin of triple-nerved
First recorded in 1805–15
Words nearby triple-nerved
triple fugue, triplegia, triple-header, triple integral, triple jump, triple-nerved, triple play, triple point, triple response, triple rhythm, triple sec
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British Dictionary definitions for triple-nerved
triple-nerved
adjective
(of a leaf) having three main veins
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