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trifoliate
tri·fo·li·ate / trīˈfōlē-it; -ˌāt/ • adj. (of a compound leaf) having three leaflets: dark green trifoliate leaves. ∎ (of a plant) having such leaves. ∎ (of an object or design) having the form of such a leaf: a bronze trifoliate key handle. • n. a plant with such leaves: poison ivy is a thornless trifoliate. |
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"trifoliate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "trifoliate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-trifoliate.html "trifoliate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-trifoliate.html |
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trifoliate
trifoliate Applied to leaves that are composed of 3 leaflets.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "trifoliate." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "trifoliate." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-trifoliate.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "trifoliate." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-trifoliate.html |
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trifoliate
•peart
•immediate, intermediate
•idiot
•collegiate, intercollegiate
•orgeat • Eliot • affiliate
•foliate, trifoliate
•aculeate, Juliet
•Uniate • opiate
•chariot, Harriet, Judas Iscariot, lariat, Marryat
•compatriot, expatriate, patriot
•heriot, Herriot
•commissariat, lumpenproletariat, proletariat, salariat, secretariat, vicariate
•inebriate • Cypriot
•baccalaureate, laureate, professoriate
•appropriate • licentiate • satiate
•initiate, novitiate, patriciate
•associate • cruciate • Cheviot • soviet
•roseate
•Byatt, diet, quiet, riot, ryot, Wyatt
•inchoate
•Ewart, Stewart
•Verwoerd
•graduate, undergraduate
•attenuate • situate
•abbot, Cabot
•Albert • lambert • Egbert • Delbert
•filbert, Gilbert
•halibut • celibate • Robert • Osbert
•Norbert
•Hubert, Schubert
•Humbert • Cuthbert
•burbot, Herbert, sherbet, turbot
•Frankfort • effort • comfort
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"trifoliate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "trifoliate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-trifoliate.html "trifoliate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-trifoliate.html |
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