quinquefid
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Adj. quinquefid, quinquelateral, quinquepartite; quinqevalent, pentavalent; quinquarticular†; octifid†; decimal, tenth, tithe; duodecimal, twelfth; sexagesimal†, sexagenary†; hundredth, centesimal; millesimal &c.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark
The calyx is divided into five segments, the corolla is quinquefid, and of the most delicate white, and with numerous antheræ tipped with yellow farina.
From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous
The flowers are quinquefid, the petals of a yellow colour, and growing from the wings of the stalks.
From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous
The cup of the flower is oblong and quinquefid.
From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous
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 Gray, Asa
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