quadrifid

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Adjective
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quad=ri=fid

CIDE DICTIONARY

quadrifida. [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]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

quadrifid, adj. Bot. having four divisions or lobes.

Etymology
L quadrifidus (as QUADRI-, findere fid- cleave)

ROGET THESAURUS

quadrifid

Quadrisection

N quadrisection, quadripartition, quartering, fourth, quart, quarter, quartern, farthing, fourthing, quadrant, quartered, quadrifid, quadripartite, rectangular.


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