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trifoliate
[ trahy-foh-lee-it, -eyt ]
trifoliate
/ traɪˈfəʊlɪɪt; -ˌeɪt /
adjective
- having three leaves, leaflike parts, or (of a compound leaf) leaflets
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Word History and Origins
Origin of trifoliate1
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Example Sentences
The stipules are ovate, larger, veined, and have long points; and each flower-head has a pair of trifoliate leaves at its base.
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His principal sacred tree is the bel tree,2 which has trifoliate leaves, and may have been held sacred on this account.
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The leaves are trifoliate, though sometimes they grow singly.
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The stem of the plant is bushy and branched; the leaves are trifoliate.
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Mr. Webber sent some valuable trifoliate hybrids to Merribrooke.
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