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(trī′fid)

adjective

divided into three lobes or parts by deep clefts, as some leaves

Origin: L trifidus < tri-, three + -fid

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adjective

Divided or cleft into three narrow parts or lobes: a trifid tail; a trifid organ.

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Origin: Latin trifidus

Origin: : tri-, tri-

Origin: + findere, fid-, to split

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