Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having three leaves or leaflike parts.
- adjective Trifoliolate.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having three leaves; trefoil; specifically, in botany, having three leaves or leaflets: used chiefly, in the latter sense, of compound leaves, as a shortened form of
trifoliolate . See cut d under leaf.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Bot.) Having three leaves or leaflets, as clover. See
Illust. ofshamrock .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Comprising,
abounding with , orfeaturing trefoils .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (of a leaf shape) having three leaflets
Etymologies
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Examples
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A perennial that grows from seeds into a trifoliate-leaved vine about twenty feet long, the jicama needs several years of growth before the tubers get big enough to harvest.
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A perennial that grows from seeds into a trifoliate-leaved vine about twenty feet long, the jicama needs several years of growth before the tubers get big enough to harvest.
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A perennial that grows from seeds into a trifoliate-leaved vine about twenty feet long, the jicama needs several years of growth before the tubers get big enough to harvest.
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The seeds and trifoliate leaves are a bit smaller than in the common bean.
3: Staple crops 1996
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'Swingle' citrumelo, 'Cleopatra' mandarin and Poncirus trifoliata (trifoliate orange).
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The alternate leaves are trifoliate with long petioles and two nectar-producing glands at the base of each leaflet ..
Chapter 10 1996
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Leaves are pinnately trifoliate, smooth above and lightly pubescent below.
Chapter 10 1996
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Leaves are trifoliate and spirally arranged on the stem.
Chapter 10 1996
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They are pinnately trifoliate and the terminal leaflet is often the largest.
Chapter 8 1994
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It has trifoliate leaves, yellow flowers and long slender pods containing variously colored edible beans.
Chapter 9 1993
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