triserial

[ trahy-seer-ee-uhl ]

adjective

1. arranged in three series or rows.
2. Botany. having only three verticils.

triserial

/ traɪˈsɪərɪəl /

adjective

1. arranged in three rows or series

Word History and Origins

Origin of triserial¹

First recorded in 1855–60; tri- + serial

Example Sentences

Triserial, trī-sē′ri-al, adj. in three rows or series—also Trisē′riate.—advs.

From Project Gutenberg

Triserial, or Triseriate, in three rows, under each other.

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This character of opening, however, occurs also in a triserial species of Cellularia from Algoa Bay.

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