See Also: trichotomous(medicine)
trichotomous(dictionary)

trichotomous (iou)



trichotomous adjective. E19.
[from Greek trikha in three + -tomos cut: see TRICHO-2, -OUS.]
Botany. Divided into three equal branches, each branch in each successive set being itself divided into three. E19.
Making three classes or categories. M19.
trichotomously adverb M19.