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Webster 1913 Edition


Trinervate

Tri-nerv′ate

,
Adj.
[NL.
trinervatus
; pref.
tri-
+ L.
nervus
nerve.]
(Bot.)
Having three ribs or nerves extending unbranched from the base to the apex; – said of a leaf.
Gray.

Webster 1828 Edition


Trinervate

TRINERV'ATE

,
Adj.
[L. tres and nervus.] In botany, having three nerves or unbranched vessels meeting behind or beyond the base.

Definition 2024


trinervate

trinervate

English

Adjective

trinervate (not comparable)

  1. (botany, of a leaf) Having three ribs or nerves extending unbranched from the base to the apex.
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