trifoliate
8.6
Having three leaflets on one leaf, like clover
- adjective
- /ˌtraɪˈfoʊliˌeɪt/
- Specialized
:
trifoliado
- Some legumes, such as clover, display a characteristic trifoliate pattern.
Examples
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The plant is easily identified by its trifoliate leaves.
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This leaf is trifoliate.
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The trifoliate structure is an adaptation that helps certain plants reduce water loss.
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Look at that trifoliate leaf!
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The plant is easily identified by its trifoliate leaves.
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Some legumes, such as clover, display a characteristic trifoliate pattern.
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Look at that trifoliate leaf!
Synonyms
9.9
A leaf that has three small parts called leaflets
is the same in meaning but is a different written form
8.8
A leaf divided into three parts like a clover
is the same in meaning but is a different written variant
Antonyms
Compounds
trifoliate orange
- Specialized
9.9
A small thorny Chinese tree with inedible orange fruit used as a base for citrus trees or hedges
How Leafy
leafy
28
1.6
28
1.6
trifoliate
- Specialized
bifoliate
- Specialized
unifoliate
- Specialized
leafless
3
2.9
3
2.9
Surface Forms
trifoliate positive
Morphology
Etymology
Trifoliate comes from tri- meaning 'three' and foliate meaning 'leaf', and you can see the same 'leaf' root in foliage. So trifoliate means 'having three leaflets'.