trefoil

Word family adjectivetrefoilednountrefoil

Related topics: Plants, Shapes, patterns

tre·foil /ˈtriːfɔɪl, ˈtrefɔɪl/ noun [countableC] technical

1. HBPa type of small plant that has leaves which divide into three parts 三叶植物

2. CFa pattern in the shape of these leaves 三叶形

Examples from the Corpus

trefoil• Bees hummed steadily through the yellow bird's foot trefoil that wove itself in a tangled carpet over the sand.

Origin trefoil

(1300-1400) Old French trefeuil, from Latin trifolium, from tri- “three” + folium “leaf”

单词	trefoil
释义	trefoil Word family adjectivetrefoilednountrefoil Related topics: Plants, Shapes, patterns tre·foil /ˈtriːfɔɪl, ˈtrefɔɪl/ noun [countableC] technical 1. HBPa type of small plant that has leaves which divide into three parts 三叶植物 2. CFa pattern in the shape of these leaves 三叶形 Examples from the Corpus trefoil• Bees hummed steadily through the yellow bird's foot trefoil that wove itself in a tangled carpet over the sand. Origin trefoil (1300-1400) Old French trefeuil, from Latin trifolium, from tri- “three” + folium “leaf”
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