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Webster 1913 Edition


Biternate

Bi-ter′nate

,
Adj.
[Pref.
bi-
+
ternate
.]
(Bot.)
Doubly ternate, as when a petiole has three ternate leaflets.
Bi-ter′nate-ly
,
adv.
Gray.

Webster 1828 Edition


Biternate

BITERN'ATE

,
Adj.
[L. bis and ternus, three.] In botany, doubly ternate, as when a petiole has three ternate leaflets.

Definition 2024


biternate

biternate

English

Adjective

biternate (not comparable)

Biternate leaves
  1. (botany) Having ternate leaves, each division of which is itself ternate

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