2. (Bot.) Divided nearly to the base into three segments or lobes.

Tri*part"i*ble (?), a. Divisible into three parts.

Tri*par"tient (?), a. [See Tripartite.] (Arith.) Dividing into three

parts; — said of a number which exactly divides another into three

parts.

Trip"ar*tite (?), a. [L. tripartitus; tri- (see Tri-) + partitus, p. p.

of partiri to part, to divide. See Part, v. i.] 1. Divided into three

parts; triparted; as, a tripartite leaf.

2. Having three corresponding parts or copies; as, to make indentures

tripartite. A. Smith.

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