trifoliate

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Translations

Noun

trifoliate (plural trifoliates)

  1. A trifoliate plant

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

Latin

Adjective

trifoliāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of trifoliātus
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