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ternate
1[ tur-nit, -neyt ]
adjective
- consisting of three; arranged in threes.
- Botany.
- consisting of three leaflets, as a compound leaf.
- having leaves arranged in whorls of three, as a plant.
Ternate
2[ ter-nah-te; English ter-nah-tee ]
noun
- an island in E Indonesia, W of Halmahera: important source of spices. 53 sq. mi. (137 sq. km).
ternate
/ ËtÉËnɪt; -neɪt /
adjective
- (esp of a leaf) consisting of three leaflets or other parts
- (esp of plants) having groups of three members
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Derived Forms
- ˳ٱð°ù²Ô²¹³Ù±ð±ô²â, adverb
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Other yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ù±ð°ùîn²¹³Ù±ð·±ô²â adverb
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yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of ternate1
C18: from New Latin ³Ù±ð°ù²ÔÄå³Ù³Ü²õ, from Medieval Latin ³Ù±ð°ù²ÔÄå°ù±ð to increase threefold
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Scales of the fertile ament few, decussately opposite or ternate, becoming a small closed cone or sort of drupe.
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Leaves.âAll radical; twice to thrice ternately compound.
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Biternate, twice ternate; i. e. principal divisions three, each bearing three leaflets, 59.
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So far as I can judge from these circumstances, I p. 87suppose that it is a species of Smilax, with ternate leaves.Â
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It broadens and divides atop into three or four lobes, and these, in turn, broaden and divide into minor lobes, double or ternate, and usually rounded at their terminations.
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