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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TRITERNATE

a.[L. tres, three, and ternate. ] Having three biternate leaves, or the divisions of a triple petiole subdivided into threes; a species of superdecompound leaf.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TRITERNATE

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

 

Defn: Three times ternate; -- applied to a leaf whose petiole separates into three branches, each of which divides into three parts which each bear three leafiets.