trifoliate

/trai'fouliit/

Thân thiện

A clover plant has a trifoliate leaf.

Definition

Adjective: 1. (Botany) Having three leaflets: Describes a compound leaf that is divided into three distinct leaflets originating from a single point on the petiole. This is a specific botanical term for leaf morphology.

Usage

• The term is used almost exclusively in botanical contexts to describe the structure of leaves.
• It is a technical descriptor and is not commonly used in everyday conversation.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The clover plant is easily identified by its trifoliate leaves.
  • Botanists noted the trifoliate structure of the bean plant's leaf.
  • This species is characterized by trifoliate foliage.

Advanced Usage

• "Trifoliate" can sometimes be used attributively to describe plants that typically have such leaves.
  • The garden featured several trifoliate species.

Variants and Related Words

• Trifoliolate (adj.): A synonym used in botany with the same meaning: having three leaflets.
• Trifolium (n.): The genus name for clover, a classic example of a plant with trifoliate leaves.

Synonyms

• Three-parted (leaf)
• Trifoliolate

Antonyms

• Simple (leaf)
• Unifoliate (having a single leaflet)
• Bifoliate (having two leaflets)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (of a leaf shape) having three leaflets

Từ đồng nghĩa

• trifoliolate
• trifoliated