TRITERNATE

Etymology

Adjective

triternate (not comparable)

(botany) Three times ternate; applied to a leaf whose petiole separates into three branches, each of which divides into three parts which each bear three leaflets.

Source: Wiktionary


Tri*ter"nate, a. Etym: [Pref. tri- + ternate.] (Bot.)

Definition: Three times ternate; -- applied to a leaf whose petiole separates into three branches, each of which divides into three parts which each bear three leafiets.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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