quadrifid

American  

[kwod-ruh-fid] / ˈkwɒd rə fɪd /

adjective

1. cleft into four parts or lobes.

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quadrifid British  

/ ˈkwɒdrɪfɪd /

adjective

1. botany divided into four lobes or other parts

   quadrifid leaves

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Etymology

Origin of quadrifid

From the Latin word quadrifidus, dating back to 1655–65. See quadri-, -fid

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Example Sentences

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quadrifid

And the phrases two-cleft, or, in the Latin form, bifid, three-cleft or trifid, four-cleft or quadrifid, five-cleft or quinquefid, etc., or many-cleft, in the Latin form, multifid,—express the number of the Segments, or portions.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Asa Gray

The quadrifid and bifid processes no doubt are homologous with the papillae on the outside of the bladder and of the leaves; and we shall see that they are developed from closely similar papillae.

From Insectivorous Plants by Charles Darwin

It will hereafter be seen that in three or four other species of Utricularia the quadrifid processes in contact with decaying animals likewise contained aggregated masses of protoplasm.

From Insectivorous Plants by Charles Darwin

Portion of inside of neck leading into the utricle, greatly enlarged, showing the downward pointed bristles, and small quadrifid cells or processes.

From Insectivorous Plants by Charles Darwin

A bladder was punctured and left for 24 hrs. in a solution of one part of urea to 437 of water, and the quadrifid and bifid processes were found much affected.

From Insectivorous Plants by Charles Darwin

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