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quadrifid
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[], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- Divided into four parts by deep clefts; specifically (of any of the hairs lining the inside of a bladder in a bladderwort) having four arms. Sometimes written 4-fid.
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mid 17th century; earliest use found in Robert Lovell (?1630–1690), naturalist. From classical Latin quadrifidus split into four from quadri- + -fidus
[], (Noun)
Definitions:
- A structure with four divisions or branches; specifically (in a bladderwort) a four-armed hair.
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Origin
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mid 17th century; earliest use found in Robert Lovell (?1630–1690), naturalist. From classical Latin quadrifidus split into four from quadri- + -fidus
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