ternate
adjective
consisting of three; arranged in threes.
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ternate
1 American
[tur-nit, -neyt]
/ ˈtɜr nɪt, -neɪt /
adjective
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consisting of three; arranged in threes.
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Botany.
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consisting of three leaflets, as a compound leaf.
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having leaves arranged in whorls of three, as a plant.
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Ternate
2
American
[ter -nah-te, ter-nah-tee]
/ tɛrˈnɑ tɛ, tərˈnɑ ti /
noun
ternate
British
/ ˈtɜːnɪt, -neɪt /
adjective
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(esp of a leaf) consisting of three leaflets or other parts
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(esp of plants) having groups of three members
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of ternate
From the New Latin word ternātus, dating back to 1745–55. See tern 2, -ate 1
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Biternate, twice ternate; i. e. principal divisions three, each bearing three leaflets, 59.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Asa Gray
St. Patrick is said to have shown on the ternate leaf of the Wood Sorrel to his rude audience the possibility of a Trinity in Unity.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie
Leaves binate, rarely ternate, from 12 to 20 cm. long, slender and pliant; hypoderm inconspicuous; resin-ducts external.
From The Genus Pinus by George Russell Shaw
Cones dehiscent at maturity 52. virginiana Cones serotinous 53. clausa Leaves ternate.
From The Genus Pinus by George Russell Shaw
Leaves ternate; leaflets 4–5′ long, half-ovate, obtuse, entire, stiff and downy, the middle one elliptical.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas
The party aimed for Ternate, an island in Indonesia, 800 miles from their shipwreck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
Indonesian officials said two Singaporeans and one local resident from the nearby city of Ternate had died.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
Here, the Portuguese were able to establish trade relationships with the Sultanate of Ternate, a city-state in the Moluccas.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Police say a flight attendant aboard a Citilink plane traveling from Jakarta to Ternate in North Maluku province on Sunday noticed the man change the clothes in the lavatory.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 22, 2021
Wallace had no knowledge this was happening; he was too far away, in Ternate, Indonesia, for them to let him know in time.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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