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trifoliolate

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tri⋅fo⋅li⋅o⋅late

[trahy-foh-lee-uh-leyt]
–adjective Botany.
1. having three leaflets, as a compound leaf.
2. having leaves with three leaflets, as a plant.

Origin:
1820–30; tri- + foliolate
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tri·fo·li·o·late   (trī-fō'lē-ə-lāt')   
adj.  Having three leaflets, as a leaf of clover or string bean.
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