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trifid
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective trifid has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
trifid, a. [L. trifidus; tri- (see Tri-) + the root of findere to split: cf. F. trifide.].
Cleft to the middle, or slightly beyond the middle, into three parts; three-cleft. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
trifid, adj. esp. Biol. partly or wholly split into three divisions or lobes.
Etymology
L trifidus (as TRI-, findere fid- split)
ROGET THESAURUS
trifid
Trisection
N trisection, tripartition, trichotomy, third, third part, trifid, trisected, tripartite, trichotomous, trisulcate, Triadelphous, triangular, tricuspid, tricapsular, tridental, tridentate, tridentiferous, trifoliate, trifurcate, trigonal, trigrammic, trigrammatic, tripetalous, tripodal, tripodic, triquetral, triquetrous.
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