Ternate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ternate \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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ternate
       adj : of a leaf shape; consisting of three leaflets or sections