triserial

American

[trahy-seer-ee-uhl] / traɪˈsɪər i əl /

adjective

arranged in three series or rows.
Botany. having only three verticils.

triserial British

/ traɪˈsɪərɪəl /

adjective

arranged in three rows or series

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Etymology

Origin of triserial

First recorded in 1855–60; tri- + serial

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triserial

This character of opening, however, occurs also in a triserial species of Cellularia from Algoa Bay.

From Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1 by MacGillivray, John

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