trifid

[ trahy-fid ]

adjective

1. cleft into three parts or lobes.

trifid

/ ˈtraɪfɪd /

adjective

1. divided or split into three parts or lobes

Other Words From

• sub·trifid adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of trifid¹

First recorded in 1745–55, trifid is from the Latin word trifidus split in three. See tri-, -fid

Word History and Origins

Origin of trifid¹

C18: from Latin trifidus from tri- + findere to split

Example Sentences

With the Restoration, forks were firmly established on the table, alongside the new trifid spoons.

From The Daily Beast

One of the most exquisite of these modern photographs is that of the Trifid nebula in Sagittarius (Fig. 142).

From Project Gutenberg

Canes long to medium, numerous, covered with rather thick blue bloom; tendrils intermittent, bifid and trifid.

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Canes long to medium, of average number, thick; internodes long; tendrils continuous to intermittent, bifid to sometimes trifid.

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Canes large and long, with stiff reddish hairs at base; shoots showing considerable bloom; tendrils intermittent, usually trifid.

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Canes long, not very numerous; tendrils intermittent to rarely continuous, bifid to trifid.

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