trifid

[ trahy-fid ]

/ ˈtraɪ fɪd /

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adjective

cleft into three parts or lobes.

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Origin of trifid

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

OTHER WORDS FROM trifid

sub·tri·fid, adjective

Words nearby trifid

triethyl orthoformate, trifacial, trifacial neuralgia, trifecta, triffid, trifid, trifid foot, trifle, trifling, trifluoperazine, trifluoride

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How to use trifid in a sentence

With the Restoration, forks were firmly established on the table, alongside the new trifid spoons.
The Strange Way We Eat: Bee Wilson’s ‘Consider the Fork’|Bee Wilson|October 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
One of the most exquisite of these modern photographs is that of the Trifid nebula in Sagittarius (Fig. 142).
A Text-Book of Astronomy|George C. Comstock
Canes long to medium, numerous, covered with rather thick blue bloom; tendrils intermittent, bifid and trifid.
The Grapes of New York|U. P. Hedrick
Canes long to medium, of average number, thick; internodes long; tendrils continuous to intermittent, bifid to sometimes trifid.
The Grapes of New York|U. P. Hedrick

Canes large and long, with stiff reddish hairs at base; shoots showing considerable bloom; tendrils intermittent, usually trifid.
The Grapes of New York|U. P. Hedrick
Canes long, not very numerous; tendrils intermittent to rarely continuous, bifid to trifid.
The Grapes of New York|U. P. Hedrick

British Dictionary definitions for trifid

trifid

/ (ˈtraɪfɪd) /

adjective

divided or split into three parts or lobes

Word Origin for trifid

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

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Medical definitions for trifid

trifid

[ trī′fĭd′ ]

adj.

Divided into three narrow parts or lobes.