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Ternate

/ˈtɜːnət/

Having three divisions (or leaflets)

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adjective
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    Having three divisions (or leaflets)

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compoundnounAnything made by combining several things.

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compoundnounAnything made by combining several things.
spiculanounA little spike; a spikelet or spiculum.
tergeminate(botany, now rare) Having three pairs of leaflets.
triternate(botany) Three times ternate; applied to a leaf dividedvintovthree stalks, each with three leaflets that divide into three lobes
triphyllous(botany) Having three leaves or leaflike structures
trifoliolatenoun(botany) A plant of this kind.
trifoliated(botany) Having three leaves or leaflets; trifoliate.
biternatenoun(botany) Having ternate leaves, each division of which is itself ternate
pentaphyllous(botany, archaic) Having five leaves or leaflets.
trifoliatenounA trifoliate plant
quadrinate(botany) Having four divisions or leaflets.
bifoliolate(botany) Having two leaflets, as some compound leaves do.
tripinnatenoun(botany) Having bipinnate leaflets arranged on each side of a rachis.
quadrifoliate(botany) Having four leaves.
hexaphyllous(botany) Having six leaves or leaflets.
multifoliolate(botany) Having multiple leaflets.
plurifoliolate(botany) Having multiple leaflets.
multijugate(botany, of a pinnate leaf) Having more than one pair of leaflets.
alternifoliate(botany) Having leaves that alternate on each side of a stem
bipartitenounHaving two parts (two principal or main parts).

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