CEFR B2

tricarpous

adjective

Meaning

tricarpous means (botany) Facing three ways; arranged in three vertical ranks, like the leaves of veratrum. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as tricarpous.
A tricarpous tone can change the mood of a conversation.

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tricarpous (B2)

adjective

Definition

Examples

The writer described the response as tricarpous.
A tricarpous tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became tricarpous after the announcement.

How to Use tricarpous

tricarpous + noun (collocation): Use tricarpous before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a tricarpous reaction."
become tricarpous (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became tricarpous near the end."

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