[ter.nate] adj [NL ternatus, fr. ML, pp. of ternare to treble, fr. L terni] (1760): arranged in threes or in subdivisions so arranged "a ~ leaf" -- ter.nate.ly adv
TERNATE
Meaning of TERNATE in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012