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ternate

1

[ tur-nit, -neyt ]

adjective

  1. consisting of three; arranged in threes.
  2. Botany.
    1. consisting of three leaflets, as a compound leaf.
    2. having leaves arranged in whorls of three, as a plant.


Ternate

2

[ ter-nah-te; English ter-nah-tee ]

noun

  1. an island in E Indonesia, W of Halmahera: important source of spices. 53 sq. mi. (137 sq. km).

ternate

/ ˈtɜːnɪt; -neɪt /

adjective

  1. (esp of a leaf) consisting of three leaflets or other parts
  2. (esp of plants) having groups of three members
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³Ù±ð°ù²Ô²¹³Ù±ð±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ù±ð°ùn²¹³Ù±ð·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ternate1

From the New Latin word ³Ù±ð°ù²ÔÄå³Ù³Ü²õ, dating back to 1745–55. See tern 2, -ate 1
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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.—All 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. 

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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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