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(tʉr′nāt′)

adjective

consisting of three
arranged in threes
Bot.
1. having three leaflets
2. growing in groups or whorls of three, as some leaves

Origin: ModL ternatus < L terni (see ternary) + -atus, -ate

See ternate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Arranged in or consisting of sets or groups of three, as a compound leaf with three leaflets.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin ternātus

Origin: , from Medieval Latin

Origin: , past participle of ternāre, treble

Origin: , from Latin ternī, three each; see tern²

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terˈnateˌly adverb

An island of eastern Indonesia in the northern Moluccas east of northeast Sulawesi. Settled by the Portuguese (1521-1574), it was subjugated by the Dutch in 1683.

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