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tergeminate

tergeminate adjective: having three pairs of leaflets.

Adjective

tergeminate (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Having three pairs of leaflets.
    • tergeminate leaves

Origin of tergeminate

See tergeminous.

Questions about tergeminate

What does tergeminate mean?
Tergeminate means having three pairs of leaflets.
What part of speech is tergeminate?
Tergeminate is an adjective.

Words near tergeminate in the dictionary

  1. terga
  2. tergal
  3. tergallic acid
  4. tergant
  5. tergeminal
  6. tergeminate
  7. tergeminin
  8. tergeminous
  9. tergether
  10. tergiant
  11. tergipedid

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