ternate leaf
1ternate — adjective Etymology: New Latin ternatus, from Medieval Latin, past participle of ternare to treble, from Latin terni Date: 1760 arranged in threes or in subdivisions so arranged < a ternate leaf > • ternately adverb …
2Ternate (disambiguation) — Ternate can refer to:* Ternate, Indonesian island * Ternate, Cavite, in the Philippines * Ternate (VA) in Italy * Trifoliate leaves, such as clovers; see leaf shape …
3Leaf shape — Chart illustrating leaf morphology terms. Click the image for the details. Oddly pi …
4ternate — ternately, adv. /terr nit, nayt/, adj. 1. consisting of three; arranged in threes. 2. Bot. a. consisting of three leaflets, as a compound leaf. b. having leaves arranged in whorls of three, as a plant. [1745 55; < NL ternatus. See TERN2, ATE1] *… …
5ternate — [ tə:neɪt] adjective Botany (of a compound leaf) having three leaflets. Origin C18: from mod. L. ternatus, from med. L. ternare make threefold , from terni three at once …
6ternate — ter•nate [[t]ˈtɜr nɪt, neɪt[/t]] adj. bot arranged in or consisting of threes, as a compound leaf • Etymology: 1745–55; < NL ternātus ter′nate•ly, adv …
7ternate — /ˈtɜnət/ (say ternuht), / neɪt/ (say nayt) adjective 1. consisting of three; arranged in threes. 2. Botany a. consisting of three leaflets, as a compound leaf. b. having leaves arranged in whorls of three, as a plant. {New Latin ternat , stem of… …
8ternate — adj. 1 arranged in threes. 2 Bot. (of a leaf): a having three leaflets. b whorled in threes. Derivatives: ternately adv. Etymology: mod.L ternatus (as TERNARY) …
9Indonesia — /in deuh nee zheuh, sheuh, zee euh, doh /, n. 1. See East Indies (def. 1). 2. Republic of. Formerly, Netherlands East Indies, Dutch East Indies. a republic in the Malay Archipelago consisting of 13,677 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi,… …
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