| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Doubly ternate, as when a petiole has three ternate leaflets.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb biternately.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (biternately) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective biternate.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "BITERNATE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Note: Biternate \Bi*ter"nate\, adjective. [Prefix bi- ternate.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: BITERNATE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] In botany, doubly ternate, as when a petiole has three ternate leaflets. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
