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trichorrhachis hairy ‘stem’ of an inflorescence, from New Latin rachid-, rachis, modification of Greek<br />

rhachi-, rhachis, from rhachis lower part of the back, spine, backbone; akin to Greek rhachos thorn hedge,<br />

Middle Irish fracc needle, Lithuanian razas stubble, tine of a fork<br />

trichromus three-colored.<br />

trico- Greek hair<br />

tricoccus -a -um New Latin, three-seeded, three-berried, from Latin tri, prefix, from tres, three, and coccum,<br />

cocci, berry.<br />

tricolor, tricolorus tri'color (TRI-kol-or) three-colored<br />

tricornis having three horns, three pointed, tri, prefix, from tres, three, and cornis, adjective cornu, horn,<br />

antler, and -is, adjectival suffix<br />

tricostatus having three principal nerves diverging from the base of the leaf.<br />

tricuspidatus -a -um having three points, <strong>with</strong> three sharp points.<br />

tricuspis <strong>with</strong> three sharp points.<br />

Tricuspis from Latin tres, three, and cuspis, a point, e reference to the structure of the lower pale. An old<br />

name for Triodia?(Gramineae)<br />

tricussate said of whorls <strong>with</strong> three leaves each.<br />

Tricyrtis from Greek tri-, three, and kyrtos, humped<br />

tridactylis three-fingered<br />

triadactylitus, tridactylites having three fingers.<br />

Tridax Etymology uncertain; possibly referring to the 3-lobed leaf blades characteristic of original species<br />

Tridens thrice toothed or thrice pronged.<br />

tridens, tridentatus -a -um tridenta'tus (tri-den-TAY-tus) three-toothed or three pronged.<br />

tridentiferus bearing three teeth or three prongs.<br />

tridigitatus three-fingered.<br />

trien-, trient Latin one-third<br />

Trientalis New Latin, probably from Latin triantalis vessel, receptacle, many sources cite from trientalis<br />

having a third of a foot, from triens, trientis, third part, or a third, and -alis. Alternately tri, three and anthos,<br />

three part flower. (Primulaceae)<br />

trifarius facing three ways, in three vertical rows.<br />

trifasciatus three-banded, <strong>with</strong> three bands or three ribbons.<br />

trifidium ?<br />

trifidus -a -um tri'fidus (TRI-fi-dus) divided or cleft into three; <strong>with</strong> three parts, the division extending at least<br />

half way.<br />

triflorus -a -um three-flowered.<br />

trifoliatus -a -um (tri-fo-lee-AH-tus) three leaved, from Latin tri-, three, foliāt-us leaved, from folium leaf,<br />

and –atus, Latin suffix indicating possession, likeness of, or ‘provided <strong>with</strong>’.<br />

trifoliolatus -a -um of three-leaflets, New Latin from Latin tri-, three, Latin *foliolātus, from French foliole,<br />

from post-classical Latin foliolum (4th cent.), diminutive of folium leaf, and –atus, Latin suffix indicating<br />

possession, likeness of, or ‘provided <strong>with</strong>’.<br />

Trifolium Trifo'lius (tri-FO-lee-us) three leaves, the Clover genus, New Latin, from Latin, three-leaved, trefoil,<br />

from tri- and folium leaf, from Greek τριφὺλλον, triphyllon, three-leaved; also French trefle, English trefoil.<br />

(Leguminosae)<br />

trifolius -a -um three-leaved, or <strong>with</strong> three leaflets.<br />

triformis having three different forms, i.e., <strong>with</strong> flowers of three different kinds.<br />

trifurcatus -a -um, trifurcus three-forked, three-pronged, having three prongs or three branches.<br />

trifurcus three-forked, three-pronged<br />

trigamous bearing male, female, and hermaphroditic flowers.<br />

trigeminus three-fold, thrice-twin, having a pair of leaflets each consisting of a pair, each of which again has<br />

a pair of leaflets. The same as tergeminus.<br />

trigesim Latin the thirtieth<br />

triginta Latin thirty<br />

trigl-, trigla Greek a mullet<br />

triglochidiatus -a -um triglochidia'tus (tri-glow-kid-ee-AY-tus) <strong>with</strong> three barbed bristles<br />

Triglochin From the Greek treis, three and γλωχις, glochis, for the pointed follicles of T. palustris.<br />

triglomeratus three-clusters, from tri-, three, and glomeratus, glomerate, clustered<br />

triglumis <strong>with</strong> three glumes or chaffy bract-like scales, as in the flowers of grasses.

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