[tur-nit, -neyt] 
| 1. | consisting of three; arranged in threes. |
| 2. | Botany.
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[ter-nah-te; Eng. ter-nah-tee] | an island in E Indonesia, W of Halmahera: important source of spices. 53 sq. mi. (137 sq. km). |
| ter·nate (tûr'nāt', -nĭt) adj. Arranged in or consisting of sets or groups of three, as a compound leaf with three leaflets. [New Latin ternātus, from Medieval Latin, past participle of ternāre, treble, from Latin ternī, three each; see tern2.] ter'nate'ly adv. |
| Ter·na·te (tər-nä'tā, těr-nä'tě) An island of eastern Indonesia in the northern Moluccas east of northeast Sulawesi. Settled by the Portuguese (1521-1574), it was subjugated by the Dutch in 1683. |
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