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Definition of Quadrifid
1. a. Divided, or deeply cleft, into four parts; as, a quadrifid perianth; a quadrifid leaf.
Definition of Quadrifid
1. Adjective. Divided, or deeply cleft, into four parts. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quadrifid
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Quadrifid
1. Divided, or deeply cleft, into four parts; as, a quadrifid perianth; a quadrifid leaf. Origin: L. Quadrifidus; quattuor four + findere to cleave: cf. F. Quadrifide. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quadrifid
Literary usage of Quadrifid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Insectivorous Plants by Charles Darwin (1908)
"... under culture and in a skite of nature—Absorption by the quadrifid processes
and glands— Tubers serving as reservoirs for water—Various other species of ..."
2. Insectivorous Plants by Charles Darwin (1875)
"Captures crustaceans — Structure of the leaves in comparison with those of Dionaea—
Absorption by the glands, by the quadrifid processes, and points on the ..."
3. Charles Darwin's Works by Charles Darwin (1896)
"Captures crustaceans — Structure of the leaves in comparison with those of
Dionaea —Absorption by the glands, by the quadrifid processes, and points on the ..."
4. The Philippine Journal of Science by Philippines Bureau of Science (1908)
"quadrifid bristles grow from the dorso-lateral area of the first three abdominal
segments and dorsal to these are very short trifid seta). ..."
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