TRIFARIOUS

Etymology

Adjective

trifarious (not comparable)

(botany) Facing three ways; arranged in three vertical ranks, like the leaves of veratrum.

Source: Wiktionary


Tri*fa"ri*ous, a. Etym: [L. trifarius of three sorts or ways, threefold; cf. Gr. Bifarious.] (Bot.)

Definition: Facing three ways; arranged in three vertical ranks, as the leaves of veratrum.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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