multiclade

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or derived from multiple clades

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectivemulticlade (comparative more multiclade, superlative most multiclade)

comparative more multiclade · superlative most multiclade · alternative multi-clade

  1. Of, pertaining to, or derived from multiple clades

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. Englishclade
  7. Englishmulticlade

From multi- + clade.

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APA

multiclade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiclade

MLA

“multiclade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiclade. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multiclade,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiclade.

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