Ter·na·te (t r-nä t , t r-nät) An island of eastern Indonesia in the northern Moluccas east of northeast Sulawesi. Settled by the Portuguese (1521-1574), it was subjugated by the Dutch in 1683. |
ter·nate (tûrnt , -n t)adj. Arranged in or consisting of sets or groups of three, as a compound leaf with three leaflets. [New Latin tern tus, from Medieval Latin, past participle of ternre, treble, from Latin tern , three each; see tern2.]ter nately adv. |
ternate [ˈtɜːnɪt -neɪt]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (esp of a leaf) consisting of three leaflets or other parts
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (esp of plants) having groups of three members
[from New Latin ternātus, from Medieval Latin ternāre to increase threefold]
ternately adv
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| Adj. | 1. | ternate - (of a leaf shape) consisting of three leaflets or sections compound - composed of more than one part; "compound leaves are composed of several lobes; "compound flower heads" |
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