trifid
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of trifid
First recorded in 1745–55, trifid is from the Latin word trifidus split in three. See tri-, -fid
Example Sentences
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Canes long, numerous, thick, reddish-brown; nodes enlarged, flattened; internodes long; tendrils intermittent, long, trifid.
From Manual of American Grape-Growing by U. P. Hedrick
Canes thick, dark reddish-brown; nodes enlarged, flattened; tendrils intermittent or continuous, bifid or trifid.
From Manual of American Grape-Growing by U. P. Hedrick
Canes thick, light brown with blue bloom; nodes enlarged, flattened; internodes short; tendrils continuous, long, bifid or trifid.
From Manual of American Grape-Growing by U. P. Hedrick
Canes very long, dark reddish-brown with thin bloom; nodes enlarged, usually flattened; internodes long, thick; tendrils continuous, long, bifid or trifid.
From Manual of American Grape-Growing by U. P. Hedrick
Canes large, long with stiff reddish hairs at base; shoots showing considerable bloom; tendrils intermittent, usually trifid.
From Manual of American Grape-Growing by U. P. Hedrick
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