tripinnatifid

/traɪˈpɪnəˌtɪfɪd/
adjective
  1. Describing a leaf that is divided into three parts, each of which is further divided in a feathery pattern.
    • She sketched the tripinnatifid shape of the carrot leaf in her botany notebook.
    • The gardener admired the tripinnatifid fronds of the wild parsley.
    • The fern's tripinnatifid leaves made it easy to identify in the forest.
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