trijugous

Variant of trijugate

trijugate definition

tri·ju·gate (trī′jo̵̅o̅ gāt′; trī jo̵̅o̅′git, -gāt′)

adjective

Bot. having three pairs of leaflets
also trijugous tri′·ju·gous (-gəs)

Etymology: < L trijugus, threefold < tri-, tri- + jugum, yoke + -ate

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