a. Bot. [f. TRI- + med.L. foliolum leaflet, dim. of L. folium leaf: see -ATE2.] Consisting of three leaflets, or having leaves of this form; trifoliate. (Abbrev. 3-foliolate.)
1828. in Webster.
1868. Lossing, Hudson, 35. The bright trifoliolate oxalis, or wood-sorrel.
1870. Hooker, Stud. Flora, 242. Leaves alternate 3-foliolate.