trifoliate

  • 11trifoliate — adjective /tɹaɪˈfəʊlɪət/ a) <ref name= OED /> Having or comprising three leaves, leaflets, or (loosely) such similar structures, as the clover plant.<ref name= OED /> b) Comprising, abounding with, or featuring trefoils. See Also:… …

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  • 12trifoliate — tri·fo·li·ate || traɪ fəʊlɪət adj. having three leaves …

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  • 13trifoliate — [trʌɪ fəʊlɪət] adjective (of a compound leaf) having three leaflets …

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  • 14trifoliate — a.; (also trifoliated) Three leaved …

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  • 15trifoliate — tri·foliate …

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  • 16trifoliate — tri•fo•li•ate [[t]traɪˈfoʊ li ɪt, ˌeɪt[/t]] also tri•fo•li•at•ed [[t] ˌeɪ tɪd[/t]] adj. 1) (of a plant) having three leaves 2) having three lobes or foils; trefoil 3) bot (not in technical use) trifoliolate • Etymology: 1690–1700 …

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  • 17trifoliate — /traɪˈfoʊliət/ (say truy fohleeuht), / eɪt/ (say ayt) adjective 1. having three leaves, leaf like parts or lobes, or three foils. 2. → trifoliolate. Also, trifoliated. {tri + Latin foliātus leaved} …

  • 18trifoliate —    Having three leaflets in a compound leaf, like a clover …

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  • 19trifoliate — adj. 1 (of a compound leaf) having three leaflets. 2 (of a plant) having such leaves …

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  • 20trifoliate orange — noun Date: circa 1900 a thorny Chinese tree (Poncirus trifoliata) of the rue family related to the citruses that has trifoliolate leaves and a sour yellow fruit resembling a small orange and that is grown for ornament or hedges or used as a… …

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