"three-square" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: three-squares [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} three-square (plural three-squares)
  1. An object having a cross section in the form of an equilateral triangle
    Sense id: en-three-square-en-noun-x8iTAdoF
  2. An object having a cross section in the form of an equilateral triangle
    Such a file.
    Sense id: en-three-square-en-noun-tIfP9XlI
  3. A three-square bulrush; any member of any species of the genus Schoenoplectus of rushes.
    Sense id: en-three-square-en-noun-4gLuJ5U4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 29 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 8 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 7 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: American three-square bulrush (taxonomic: Schoenoplectus americanus), common three-square (taxonomic: Schoenoplectus americanus), common three-square bulrush, three-square bulrush (taxonomic: Schoenoplectus pungens)
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