trifoliate
UK/tɹaɪˈfəʊlɪət/
trifoliate adjective: having or comprising three leaves, or (loosely) trifoliolate (with three leaflets) or having leaves with three parts, as the clover plant.
Adjective
trifoliate (not comparable)
- Having or comprising three leaves, or (loosely) trifoliolate (with three leaflets) or having leaves with three parts, as the clover plant.
- Comprising, abounding with, or featuring trefoils.
Noun
trifoliate (plural trifoliates)
- A trifoliate plant
trifoliate meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
trifoliate in Tamil
- முச்சிற்றிலையுள்ள
trifoliate in Bengali
- trifoliate
- ত্রিপত্র tripôtrô
trifoliate in Telugu
- having three leaves
- త్రిదళము tridaḷamu
Forms of trifoliate
| plural | trifoliates |
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Origin of trifoliate
tri- (“three”) + Latin foliātus (“leaved”) Doublet of tréflé.
Words formed from trifoliate
Phrases with trifoliate
Questions about trifoliate
- What does trifoliate mean?
- Trifoliate means having or comprising three leaves, or (loosely) trifoliolate (with three leaflets) or having leaves with three parts, as the clover plant.
- What is trifoliate in Tamil?
- Trifoliate in Tamil is முச்சிற்றிலையுள்ள. See Trifoliate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is trifoliate?
- Trifoliate can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce trifoliate?
- Trifoliate is pronounced /tɹaɪˈfəʊlɪət/ (UK).
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Adapted from Wiktionary: trifoliate (page history and authors); trifoliate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ত্রিপত্র (Bengali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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