ternate

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Adjective, Noun
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ter=nate

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective ternate has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

ternatea. [NL. ternatus, fr. L. terni three each. See Tern, a.].
     Having the parts arranged by threes; as, ternate branches, leaves, or flowers.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ternate, adj.
1 arranged in threes.
2 Bot. (of a leaf): a having three leaflets. b whorled in threes.

Derivative
ternately adv.
Etymology
mod.L ternatus (as TERNARY)

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