SEXFID

Etymology

Adjective

sexfid (not comparable)

(botany) cleft into six

Source: Wiktionary


Sex"fid, Sex"i*fid, a. Etym: [Sex- + root of L. findere to split: cf. F. sexfide.] (Bot.)

Definition: Six-cleft; as, a sexfid calyx or nectary.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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