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ternate

ter·nate [ túr nàyt, túrnət ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
divided in three: describes a compound leaf that is divided into three more or less equal parts

[Mid-18th century. < modern Latin ternatus< medieval Latin ternare "make threefold" < Latin terni (see ternary)]

ter·nate·ly adverb
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