Tēr'nate, a.
a. [N. Lat. ternatus, from Lat. terni; Fr. terné. See supra.] Having an arrangement by threes, as three leaflets on a petiole, as in trefoil, strawberry, bramble, &c. Martyn.
a. [N. Lat. ternatus, from Lat. terni; Fr. terné. See supra.] Having an arrangement by threes, as three leaflets on a petiole, as in trefoil, strawberry, bramble, &c. Martyn.