TERNATE - Definition

Pronunciation:		'turnit
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[adj] of a leaf shape; consisting of three leaflets or sections

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	Synonyms:	compound


Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Ter"nate\, a. [NL. ternatus, fr. L. terni three each. See {Tern}, a.] Having the parts arranged by threes; as, ternate branches, leaves, or flowers. -- {Ter"nate*ly}, adv.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	In groups of three; of leaves, arranged in whorls of three; of a single leaf, having the leaflets arranged in groups of three.