. (Bot.) A leguminous shrub of southern Europe, with trifoliate leaves (Anagyris foetida). [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. tres three + E. foil leaf; cf. F. frèfle, It. trifoglio, L. trifolium. See Tri-, Foil leaf, and cf. Trifoly. ]
a. (Her.) Same as Tréflé. [ 1913 Webster ]
(Bot.) The buck bean. [ 1913 Webster ]