triternate

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adjective

Three times ternate; applied to a leaf dividedvintovthree stalks, each with three leaflets that divide into three lobes

“triternate leaves on columbines”

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Meanings

adjectivetriternate (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyThree times ternate; applied to a leaf dividedvintovthree stalks, each with three leaflets that divide into three lobes

    triternate leaves on columbines

Origin

From tri- + ternate.

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APA

triternate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triternate

MLA

“triternate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triternate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “triternate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triternate.

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