having three nerves arising from or near the base, as some leaves
triple-nerved in American English
(ˈtrɪpəlˈnɜːrvd)
adjective
Botany
noting a leaf in which two prominent nerves emerge from the middle nerve a little above its base
Word origin
[1805–15]This word is first recorded in the period 1805–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Indo-European, alpaca, diminishing returns, napoleon, phase