DICT.TW Dictionary Taiwan

 Tern a.  Threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate.
 Tern flowers Bot., flowers growing three and three together.
 Tern leaves Bot., leaves arranged in threes, or three by three, or having three in each whorl or set.
 Tern peduncles Bot., three peduncles growing together from the same axis.
 Tern schooner Naut., a three-masted schooner.