trilobate
Divided into three lobes
Trilobate describes something divided into or having three lobes—rounded projecting parts.
The term appears most often in botanical and biological contexts, characterizing leaves, shells, or other structures with this distinctive three-part form.
The trilobate leaves of the sassafras tree are easy to identify.
A trilobate shape suggests symmetry, with lobes radiating from a central point or arranged along an axis.
Plant's photosynthetic organ
- cloverThree-leafed legume plant
- shamrockThree-leafed Irish emblem
- foliagePlant's leafy covering
- trifoliateWith three leaf divisions
leaflet · petiole · stipule · venation · node · axil · compound · morphology
Three-lobed decorative motif
- gothicDark, mysterious aesthetic
- traceryDecorative branching stonework
- rose-windowCircular ornamental church window
- quatrefoilFour-lobed ornamental pattern
ogee · arcade · fenestration · cloverleaf · lancet · mullion · cusped · foliated
Stylized heraldic lily motif
- arabesqueFlowing ornamental design
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
- acanthusSpiny-leaved ornamental plant
trefoil · motif · carved · pierced · inlay · medallion · ornament · symmetrical
Earliest Paleozoic period
- PaleozoicEarly complex-life epoch
- arthropodJointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- extinctNo longer existing
- invertebrateAnimal sans backbone
sedimentary · strata · paleontology · exoskeleton · segmentation · thorax · trilobite · marine
leaf
Plant's photosynthetic organ
trifoliate · leaflet · petiole · stipule · venation · node · axil · compound · morphology · lamina
trefoil
Three-lobed decorative motif
- gothicDark, mysterious aesthetic
- traceryDecorative branching stonework
- rose-windowCircular ornamental church window
quatrefoil · ogee · arcade · fenestration · cloverleaf · lancet · mullion · cusped · foliated · medieval
fleur-de-lis
Stylized heraldic lily motif
- arabesqueFlowing ornamental design
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
acanthus · trefoil · motif · carved · pierced · inlay · medallion · ornament · symmetrical · stylized
Cambrian
Earliest Paleozoic period
invertebrate · sedimentary · strata · paleontology · exoskeleton · segmentation · thorax · trilobite · marine · benthic
trilobatesimple
Free of complexity
entire · unsubdivided · undivided · bilobate · dissected
trilobatesmooth
Without roughness or difficulty
continuous · unindented · regular · serrate · dentate
lobe, lobed, lobular, lobate, lobule, bilobed, trilobed, lobated, bilobate