'Tern leaves' definitions:

Definition of 'Tern leaves'

From: GCIDE
  • Tern \Tern\, a. [L. pl. terni three each, three; akin to tres three. See Three, and cf. Trine.] Threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate. [1913 Webster]
  • Tern flowers (Bot.), flowers growing three and three together.
  • Tern leaves (Bot.), leaves arranged in threes, or three by three, or having three in each whorl or set.
  • Tern peduncles (Bot.), three peduncles growing together from the same axis.
  • Tern schooner (Naut.), a three-masted schooner. [1913 Webster]