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triternate

triternate adjective: three times ternate; applied to a leaf dividedvintovthree stalks, each with three leaflets that divide into three lobes.

Adjective

triternate (not comparable)

  1. Three times ternate; applied to a leaf dividedvintovthree stalks, each with three leaflets that divide into three lobes
    • triternate leaves on columbines

Origin of triternate

From tri- + ternate.

Words formed from triternate

Questions about triternate

What does triternate mean?
Triternate means three times ternate; applied to a leaf dividedvintovthree stalks, each with three leaflets that divide into three lobes.
What part of speech is triternate?
Triternate is an adjective.

Words near triternate in the dictionary

  1. triteness
  2. tritenesses
  3. Tritenii de Jos
  4. triter
  5. triterminal
  6. triternate
  7. triternately
  8. triterpene
  9. triterpenes
  10. triterpenic
  11. triterpenoic

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