quadrifid.
Divided, or deeply cleft, into four parts.
Meaning & usage
Divided, or deeply cleft, into four parts.
a quadrifid perianth a quadrifid leaf
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóresder. Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥- Proto-Italic *kʷetru- Latin quadri- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *bʰinédti Proto-Italic *findō Latin findō Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us Latin -fidus Latin quadrifidusder. English quadrifid From Latin quadrifidus, from quadri- + -fidus, from findere (“to split”).
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