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单词 ternate
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Definition of ternate in English:

ternate

adjective 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

  • ternately

    • 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'.
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