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trifoliate

/trahy-foh-lee-it, -eyt/US // traɪˈfoʊ li ɪt, -ˌeɪt //UK // (traɪˈfəʊlɪɪt, -ˌeɪt) //

三叶形,三叶状,三叶的,三叶形的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having three leaflets, lobes, or foils; trefoil.
    • : Botany. trifoliolate.

Examples

  • The stipules are ovate, larger, veined, and have long points; and each flower-head has a pair of trifoliate leaves at its base.

  • His principal sacred tree is the bel tree,2 which has trifoliate leaves, and may have been held sacred on this account.

  • The leaves are trifoliate, though sometimes they grow singly.

  • The stem of the plant is bushy and branched; the leaves are trifoliate.

  • Mr. Webber sent some valuable trifoliate hybrids to Merribrooke.