trifoliolate [trahy-foh-lee-uh-leyt] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN adjective Botany. having three leaflets, as a compound leaf. having leaves with three leaflets, as a plant. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of trifoliolate First recorded in 1820–30; tri- + foliolate Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for trifoliolate Historical Examples of trifoliolate
Trifoliolate (or ternate), of three leaflets, as the Clover; and so on.
Asa Gray
Changed “trifoliate” to “trifoliolate” in the index entry for “Foliolate.”
Asa Gray
The leathery leaves are trifoliolate with heart-shaped leaflets.
Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs
A. D. Webster
Foliolate, relating to or bearing leaflets (foliola); trifoliolate, with three leaflets, &c.
Asa Gray
It is a free-growing species, with trifoliolate leaves on long footstalks, and large white flowers.
Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs
A. D. Webster