Tri*ter"nate (?), a. [Pref. tri- + ternate.] (Bot.) Three times ternate; -- applied to a leaf whose petiole separates into three branches, each of which divides into three parts which each bear three leafiets.

Tri*ter"nate (?), a. [Pref. tri- + ternate.] (Bot.) Three times ternate; -- applied to a leaf whose petiole separates into three branches, each of which divides into three parts which each bear three leafiets.