different between trifoliate vs digitate

English

Etymology

tri- (“three”) + Latin foli?tus (“leaved”) Doublet of tréflé.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: tr?f??l??t, IPA^(key): /t?a??f??l??t/,

Adjective

trifoliate (not comparable)

1. (chiefly botany) Having or comprising three leaves, or (loosely) trifoliolate (with three leaflets) or having leaves with three parts, as the clover plant.
2. Comprising, abounding with, or featuring trefoils.

Derived terms

• trifoliated

Related terms

• trefoil
• trifoliolate (diminutive, botany)
• Trifolium (botany)

Translations

Noun

trifoliate (plural trifoliates)

1. A trifoliate plant

References

Latin

Adjective

trifoli?te

1. vocative masculine singular of trifoli?tus

English

Etymology

From Latin digit?tus for the adjective and digit?re for the verb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?d??t?t/ (adjective)
• IPA^(key): /?d?d??te?t/ (verb)

Adjective

digitate (not comparable)

1. Having digits, fingers or things shaped like fingers; fingerlike
2. (botany, anatomy) Having parts that spread out from a common point in a finger-like manner.

Derived terms

• subdigitate

Translations

See also

• palmate

Verb

digitate (third-person singular simple present digitates, present participle digitating, simple past and past participle digitated)

1. To point out as with the finger.

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2. (botany, anatomy) To spread out from a common point in a finger-like manner.

Translations

Italian

Verb

digitate

1. second-person plural present indicative of digitare
2. second-person plural imperative of digitare
3. feminine plural of digitato

Latin

Adjective

digit?te

1. vocative masculine singular of digit?tus