TERN (2)

tern (2). Tern, a. three, consisting of three

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Tern (?), a. [[L. pl. terni three each, three; akin to tres three. See Three, and cf. Trine.]] Threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate. Tern flowers (Bot.), flowers growing three and three together. — Tern leaves (Bot.), leaves arranged in threes, or three by three, or having three in each whorl or set. — Tern peduncles (Bot.), three peduncles growing together from the same axis. — Tern schooner (Naut.), a three-masted schooner.