QUADRIFID

Etymology

Adjective

quadrifid (not comparable)

Divided, or deeply cleft, into four parts.

a quadrifid leaf

Source: Wiktionary


Quad"ri*fid, a. Etym: [L. quadrifidus; quattuor four + findere to cleave: cf. F. quadrifide.]

Definition: Divided, or deeply cleft, into four parts; as, a quadrifid perianth; a quadrifid leaf.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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