Category: T

  • Triquetrous

    With three sharp angles. 3-angled in cross division. Having three fine or projecting angles. Sharply three-angled—like a beechnut.  

  • Tripterous

    3-winged.  

  • Triploid

    With three sets of chromosomes in each cell, 3n. Refers to organisms that possess three sets of chromosomes, instead of the normal two sets of chromosomes. Conversion of a diploid (i.e., two sets of chromosomes) organism to triploid can be done by man (e.g., certain fish, “seedless,” grapes, etc.). For example, fish are ordinarily diploid.…

  • Triplicate

    In three.  

  • Tripinnatisect

    Three times divided, the pinnae pinnate, the pinnules lobed with the lobes deep.  

  • Tripinnatipartite

    Three times divided, the pinnae pinnate, the pinnules lobed with the lobes moderately deep.  

  • Tripinnatifid

    Three times divided, the pinnae pinnate, the pinules lobed with the lobes shallow.  

  • Tripinnate

    Compound three times, the pinnae pinnate and the pinnules pinnate. Thrice pinnately compound leaf. Three times pinnate, that is, with first, secondary and tertiary leaflets. Like bipinnate but carried to one further stage of division, so that the leaflets (of a basically pinnate leaf) are themselves pinnate and the resulting leaflets are again pinnate. Many…

  • Triphyllous

    With three leaves.  

  • Trioecious

    With male, female and bisexual flowers on different plants.