tripinnate

English

diagram

a tripinnate fern

Etymology

From tri- +‎ pinnate.

Adjective

tripinnate (not comparable)

1. (botany) Having bipinnate leaflets arranged on each side of a rachis.

   tripinnate leaf

   tripinnate panicle

Derived terms

• tripinnately

References

• “tripinnate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.