Definition of Tricuspidate

1. Adjective. Having three cusps or points (especially a molar tooth). "Tricuspid valve"

Exact synonyms: Tricuspid
Similar to: Angular, Angulate

Definition of Tricuspidate

1. a. Three-pointed; ending in three points; as, a tricuspidate leaf.

Definition of Tricuspidate

1. Adjective. Three-pointed; ending in three points. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Tricuspidate

1. Three-pointed; ending in three points; as, a tricuspidate leaf. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tricuspidate

tricurvate
tricuspid
tricuspid area
tricuspid atresia
tricuspid incompetence
tricuspid insufficiency
tricuspid murmur
tricuspid orifice
tricuspid stenosis
tricuspid tooth
tricuspid valve
tricuspid valve insufficiency
tricuspid valve prolapse
tricuspid valve stenosis
tricuspid valves
tricuspidate (current term)
tricuspids
tricyanide
tricyanides
tricyanomethane
tricyclamol chloride
tricycle
tricycled
tricycles
tricyclic
tricyclic antidepressant
tricyclic antidepressant drug
tricyclics
tricycling
tricyclist

Literary usage of Tricuspidate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Class-book of Botany: Being Outlines of the Structure, Physiology, and by Alphonso Wood (1869)
"... fiL alternately tricuspidate, the middle point bearing the anther.—U Meadows, Mid. and W. States. Leaves 6—12' long. Scape 1—2f high, bearing a spathe ..."

2. The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales by Linnean Society of New South Wales (1886)
"A new tricuspidate species from the Chatham Islands to be added to the Australian species. 29s. SPECIES. ..."

3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"6-merous, pale yellow, many in a dense ead, 2-3 in. diam.; sepals lanceolate; petals lanceolate. : -•'•.,in. long, distinctly tricuspidate with a linear end ..."

4. Class-book of Botany: Being Outlines of the Structure, Physiology, and by Alphonso Wood (1869)
"Scape terete ¡ Ivi. subulate ; umbel globose \ Лл. tricuspidate. ... Ivt. fistulous ; umbels bulbifer ous and proliferous ; sta. tricuspidate, the middle ..."

5. Gardeners Chronicle, the Horticultural Trade Journal (1897)
"The leaves are conspicuously mottled, style distinctly tricuspidate, with three fai- ;rnas. It agrees with E. revolutum of Smith, ¡a in 1819 in the ..."

6. Handbook of the Irideæ by John Gilbert Baker (1892)
"Perianth white, fugitive, 1-1 J in. long ; falls with an oblong blade spotted with purple as long as the claw ; standards small, tricuspidate, ..."

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