Trifoliate

Pronunciation key ( tri-fō′li-it ) ( tri-fō′li-āt′ )

tri•fo•li•ate

adj.

[tri- + L. foliatus < folium, a leaf].

1. Having three leaflets.
2. Also loosely, trifoliolate.

References

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955