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PEDATIFID
Etymology
Adjective
pedatifid (not comparable)
(botany) Cleft in a pedate manner, but having the lobes distinctly connected at the base; said of a leaf.
Source: Wiktionary
Pe*dat"i*fid, a. Etym: [Pedate + root of L. findere to split.] [Colloq.]
Definition: Cleft in a pedate manner, but having the lobes distinctly connected at the base; -- said of a leaf.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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