Quadrifid

Quadrifid
Quadrifid Quad"ri*fid, a. [L. quadrifidus; quattuor four + findere to cleave: cf. F. quadrifide.] Divided, or deeply cleft, into four parts; as, a quadrifid perianth; a quadrifid leaf. [1913 Webster]

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