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trifoliate

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tri⋅fo⋅li⋅ate

  [trahy-foh-lee-it, -eyt]
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–adjective
1. having three leaflets, lobes, or foils; trefoil.
2. Botany. trifoliolate.
Also, tri⋅fo⋅li⋅at⋅ed.

Origin:
1690–1700; tri- + foliate
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tri·fo·li·ate   (trī-fō'lē-ĭt)   


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adj.  Having three leaves or leaflike parts, as in the trillium.
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