trifid

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Meaning trifid-leaved; but the leaf is really divided into five lobes, not three--see S.

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

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  1. Latin trifidus : tri-, tri- + findere, fid-, to split.

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  1. from Latin trifidus, from tres (tri-), three, + findere, cleave: see bite. Cf. bifid.
 

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/ˈtraɪfɪd/
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