- trifoliolate leaf
- nounhaving three leaflets• Hypernyms: ↑compound leaf
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
trifoliolate leaf
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trifoliolate — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary tri + Late Latin foliolum leaflet, diminutive of Latin folium leaf Date: circa 1828 having three leaflets < a trifoliolate leaf > see leaf illustration … New Collegiate Dictionary
trifoliolate — [trī fō′lē ə lāt΄] adj. [< TRI + ModL foliolum, dim. of L folium, a leaf (see FOIL2) + ATE1] divided into three leaflets, as the leaf of a clover … English World dictionary
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trifoliolate — /truy foh lee euh layt /, adj. Bot. 1. having three leaflets, as a compound leaf. 2. having leaves with three leaflets, as a plant. [1820 30; TRI + FOLIOLATE] * * * … Universalium
trifoliolate — tri•fo•li•o•late [[t]traɪˈfoʊ li əˌleɪt[/t]] adj. bot (of a compound leaf) having three leaflets • Etymology: 1825–35 … From formal English to slang
trifoliolate — /traɪˈfoʊliəleɪt/ (say truy fohleeuhlayt) adjective 1. having three leaflets, as a compound leaf. 2. having leaves with three leaflets, as a plant. {tri + foliolate} …
trifoliolate — adjective (of a leaf shape) having three leaflets • Syn: ↑trifoliate, ↑trifoliated • Similar to: ↑compound … Useful english dictionary
compound leaf — noun a leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk • Hypernyms: ↑leaf, ↑leafage, ↑foliage • Hyponyms: ↑trifoliolate leaf, ↑quinquefoliate leaf, ↑palmate leaf, ↑pinnate leaf, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
single-leaf ash — noun also single leaved ash : a unifoliolate or rarely bifoliolate or trifoliolate ash (Fraxinus anomala) of the western United States … Useful english dictionary
