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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BITERNATE

a.[L. bis and ternus, three. ] In botany, doubly ternate, as when a petiole has three ternate leaflets.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BITERNATE

Bi *ter "nate, a. Etym: [Pref. bi- + ternate. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: Doubly ternate, as when a petiole has three ternate leaflets. -- Bi *ter "nate *ly, adv. Gray.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

biternate

biternate |bʌɪˈtəːneɪt | ▶adjective Botany (especially of a ternate leaf ) having leaflets or other parts that are further subdivided in a ternate arrangement.

 

Oxford Dictionary

biternate

biternate |bʌɪˈtəːneɪt | ▶adjective Botany (especially of a ternate leaf ) having leaflets or other parts that are further subdivided in a ternate arrangement.