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Definition of ternate in English: ternateadjective ˈtəːneɪt Botany Arranged in threes, especially (of a compound leaf) having three leaflets. Example sentencesExamples - Mexican mock orange (Choisya ternata) is a good example of a plant with ternate leaves.
- Based on leaf architecture, there are three main compound leaf types: pinnate, palmate, and ternate.
Derivatives adverb Botany The plant has ferny, pinnately or ternately decompound leaves and produces compound umbels with small white or pinkish flowers that are attractive to bees. Example sentencesExamples - The leaf is usually ternately divided, the petiolule about equalling the blade in length.
- Ternately compound leaves come in threes, such as poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans).
Origin Mid 18th century: from modern Latin ternatus, from medieval Latin ternare 'make threefold', from terni 'three at once'. |