multifid


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mul·ti·fid

 (mŭl′tə-fĭd′)
adj. Biology
Having many clefts forming lobes: multifid leaves.
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multifid

(ˈmʌltɪfɪd) or

multifidous

adj
having or divided into many lobes or similar segments: a multifid leaf.
[C18: from Latin multifidus, from multus many + findere to split]
ˈmultifidly adv
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