Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

triternate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: triter-nate
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Three times ternate; applied to a leaf dividedvintovthree stalks, each with three leaflets that divide into three lobes

Example Sentences

"triternate leaves on columbines"

Etymology

From tri- + ternate.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: tri

Derived Forms

triternately

Questions

What does triternate mean?: Three times ternate; applied to a leaf dividedvintovthree stalks, each with three leaflets that divide into three lobes
Where does triternate come from?: From tri- + ternate.

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