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/truy"joo gayt', truy jooh"git, -gayt/, adj. Bot.having three pairs of leaflets.Also, trijugous /truy"joo geuhs, truy jooh"-/.[1875-80; TRI- + JUGATE]
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Trijugate — Trij u*gate, a. [See {Trijugous}.] (Bot.) In three pairs; as, a trijugate leaf, or a pinnate leaf with three pairs of leaflets. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trijugate — [trī′jo͞ogəs, trī jo͞o′gəstrī′jo͞o gāt΄; trī jo͞o′git, trī jo͞o′gāt΄] adj. [< L trijugus, threefold < tri ,TRI + jugum,YOKE + ATE1] Bot. having three pairs of leaflets: also trijugous [trī′jo͞ogəs, trī jo͞o′gəs] … English World dictionary
trijugate — ˈtrījəˌgāt; (ˈ)trī|jügə̇t, ˌgāt adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary trijug (from Latin trijugus threefold) + ate more at triga : having three pairs of leaflets a trijugate leaf * * * … Useful english dictionary
trijugate — tri·ju·gate … English syllables
trijugate — a. with three pairs of leaflets … Dictionary of difficult words
tri|ju|gous — «TRY ju guhs, try JOO », adjective. = trijugate. (Cf. ↑trijugate) … Useful english dictionary
Trijugous — Trij u*gous, a. [L. trijugus threefold; tri + jugum a yoke.] (Bot.) Same as {Trijugate}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
