trifoliate
English
Etymology
tri- (“three”) + Latin foliātus (“leaved”)[1]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: trīfōʹlĭət, IPA(key): /tɹaɪˈfəʊlɪət/,[1]
Adjective
trifoliate (not comparable)
- (chiefly botany)[1] Having or comprising three leaves, or (loosely) trifoliolate (with three leaflets)[2] or having leaves with three parts, as the clover plant.[1]
- Comprising, abounding with, or featuring trefoils.
Derived terms
- trifoliated
Related terms
- trefoil
- trifoliolate (diminutive, botany)
- Trifolium (botany)
Translations
having three leaves
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Noun
trifoliate (plural trifoliates)
- A trifoliate plant
References
- “trifoliate, a.]” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
- Beentje 2010, The Kew Plant Glossary
Latin
Adjective
trifoliāte
- vocative masculine singular of trifoliātus