trifoliate adj 1: (of a leaf shape) having three leaflets [syn: {trifoliate}, {trifoliolate}, {trifoliated}]
Trifoliate \Tri*fo"li*ate\, Trifoliated \Tri*fo"li*a`ted\, a. [Tri- + foliate. Cf. {Trefoil}.] (Bot.) Having three leaves or leaflets, as clover. See Illust. of {Shamrock}. [1913 Webster]