Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In botany, three-grooved; three-furrowed.
- In zoöl, tridactyl; divided into three digits or hoofs: as, a trisulcate foot. Compare
bisulcate .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having three furrows, forks, or prongs; having three grooves or sulci; three-grooved.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having three
sulci orgrooves .
Etymologies
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tri- + sulcate
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Buck-wheat with trisulcate seeds, and Cannabis sativa are found here; barley is cultivated.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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