TERNATE

ternate. Ternate, a. divided into three, having three leaflets on a petiole

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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.