trifoliate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) having three leaflets
    trifoliated; trifoliolate.

WordNet

Tri*fo"li*ate, Tri*fo"li*a`ted adjective (Also<
  • Trifoliate
  • Trifoliated
)
Etymology
Tri- + foliate. Cf. Trefoil.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) Having three leaves or leaflets, as clover. See Illust. of Shamrock.

Webster 1913