trifoliolate

[ trahy-foh-lee-uh-leyt ]

/ traɪˈfoʊ li əˌleɪt /

having three leaflets, as a compound leaf.

having leaves with three leaflets, as a plant.

Origin of trifoliolate

First recorded in 1820–30; tri- + foliolate

Changed "trifoliate" to "trifoliolate" in the index entry for "Foliolate."

The Elements of Botany |Asa Gray
A small-growing tree, with trifoliolate, yellowish-green leaves placed on long footstalks, and inconspicuous greenish flowers.

Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs |A. D. Webster
The leathery leaves are trifoliolate with heart-shaped leaflets.

Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs |A. D. Webster
Trifoliolate (or ternate), of three leaflets, as the Clover; and so on.

The Elements of Botany |Asa Gray

Foliolate, relating to or bearing leaflets (foliola); trifoliolate, with three leaflets, &c.

The Elements of Botany |Asa Gray