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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TRIFOLIATE

a.[L. tres, three, and folium, leaf. ] Having three leaves.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TRIFOLIATE; TRIFOLIATED

Tri *fo "li *ate, Tri *fo "li *a `ted, a. Etym: [Tri- + foliate. Cf. Trefoil. ] (Bot. )

Defn: Having three leaves or leaflets, as clover. See Illust. of Shamrock.

New American Oxford Dictionary

trifoliate

tri fo li ate |trīˈfōlē -it, -ˌāt traɪˈfoʊliət | ▶adjective (of a compound leaf ) having three leaflets: dark green trifoliate leaves. • (of a plant ) having such leaves. • (of an object or design ) having the form of such a leaf: a bronze trifoliate key handle. ▶noun a plant with such leaves: poison ivy is a thornless trifoliate.

Oxford Dictionary

trifoliate

trifoliate |trʌɪˈfəʊlɪət | ▶adjective (of a compound leaf ) having three leaflets: dark green trifoliate leaves. • (of a plant ) having trifoliate leaves. • (of an object or design ) having the form of a trifoliate leaf: a bronze trifoliate key handle.