trifarious

== English == === Etymology === From Latin trifarius (“of three sorts or ways, threefold”). Compare bifarious. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɹaɪˈfɛəɹi.əs/ (General American) IPA(key): /tɹaɪˈfɛɹi.əs/ Rhymes: -ɛəɹi.əs === Adjective === trifarious (not comparable) (botany) Facing three ways; arranged in three vertical ranks, like the leaves of veratrum.