- quadrifid
- To be cut into four pieces
Grandiloquent dictionary. 2006.
quadrifid
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Quadrifid — Quad ri*fid, a. [L. quadrifidus; quattuor four + findere to cleave: cf. F. quadrifide.] Divided, or deeply cleft, into four parts; as, a quadrifid perianth; a quadrifid leaf. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quadrifid — [kwä′dri fid΄] adj. [L quadrifidus: see QUADRI & FID] divided into four parts, as a leaf or petal … English World dictionary
quadrifid — adj. [L. quadrus, fourfold] Four rows; in 4 segment … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
quadrifid — /kwod reuh fid/, adj. cleft into four parts or lobes. [1655 65; < L quadrifidus. See QUADRI , FID] * * * … Universalium
quadrifid — quad·ri·fid … English syllables
quadrifid — /ˈkwɒdrəfɪd/ (say kwodruhfid) adjective cleft into four parts or lobes. {Latin quadrifidus. See quadri , fid} …
quadrifid — a … Dictionary of difficult words
quadrifid — adj. Bot. having four divisions or lobes. Etymology: L quadrifidus (as QUADRI , findere fid cleave) … Useful english dictionary
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