trifoliate
IPA: traɪfˈoʊɫieɪt
noun
- A trifoliate plant
adjective
- (chiefly botany) Having or comprising three leaves, or (loosely) trifoliolate (with three leaflets) or having leaves with three parts, as the clover plant.
- Comprising, abounding with, or featuring trefoils.
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Examples of "trifoliate" in Sentences
- The leaves are trifoliate and alternate.
- All of the members of this tribe are trifoliate.
- Species which are known to be trifoliate are listed here.
- A small tree, it is richly branched with trifoliate leaves.
- Brambles usually have trifoliate or palmately compound leaves.
- The dark green, glossy leaves are trifoliate, with each leaflet long.
- However, some members are known to have trifoliate or unifoliate leaves.
- The trifoliate leaves are a grey green in colour and are arranged alternately.