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trifoliolate

/trahy-foh-lee-uh-leyt/US // traɪˈfoʊ li əˌleɪt //

三叶状,三叶草,三叶形的,三叶形

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Botany.

    • : having three leaflets, as a compound leaf.
    • : having leaves with three leaflets, as a plant.

Examples

  • It has alternate trifoliolate leaves, and flowers, which grow in clusters, are small and fragrant.

  • Foliolate, relating to or bearing leaflets (foliola); trifoliolate, with three leaflets, &c.

  • It is a free-growing species, with trifoliolate leaves on long footstalks, and large white flowers.

  • A small-growing tree, with trifoliolate, yellowish-green leaves placed on long footstalks, and inconspicuous greenish flowers.

  • This is distinguished by its larger white flowers and trifoliolate leaves.