trifoliate

trifoliate

English

Etymology

tri- (“three”) + Latin foliātus (“leaved”)[1]

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: trīfōʹlĭət, IPA^(key): /tɹaɪˈfəʊlɪət/,[1]

Adjective

trifoliate (not comparable)

1. (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]
2. Comprising, abounding with, or featuring trefoils.

Derived terms

• trifoliated

Related terms

• trefoil
• trifoliolate (diminutive, botany)
• Trifolium (botany)

Translations

having three leaves

Finnish: kolmilehtinen German: dreiblättrig (de)

Latin: trifoliatus

Noun

trifoliate (plural trifoliates)

1. A trifoliate plant

References

1. “trifoliate, a.]” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]
2. Beentje 2010, The Kew Plant Glossary

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Latin

Adjective

trifoliāte

1. vocative masculine singular of trifoliātus