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quadrifid
CIDE DICTIONARY
quadrifid, 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]
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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