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In most branches of science biÏ in composition denotes two, twice, or doubly; as, bidentate, twoÏtoothed; biternate, doubly ternate, etc.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

Leaves decussately opposite or ternate, usually scale-like and adnate, the earlier free and subulate; leaf-buds not scaly.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

Leaves all ternate; stems erect, or weak and ascending; achenes often small and light-colored.—Minn. to Mo., N. Mex., and westward.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

Botanical Description.—A plant 1° high, with a creeping, glabrous stem, leaves horizontal, ternate with common long petiole.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers

Biternate, twice ternate; i. e. principal divisions three, each bearing three leaflets, 59.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa