adjective
- having three leaves or leaflets
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The trifoliate leaves of clover are easily recognizable.
- Poison ivy has trifoliate compound leaves.
- Many bean plants display trifoliate foliage.
- The botanist identified the plant by its trifoliate structure.
- Trifoliate plants are common in the legume family.
- Each trifoliate leaf consists of three distinct leaflets.