Meanings
adjectivequadrifid (not comparable)
- not comparableDivided, or deeply cleft, into four parts.
a quadrifid perianth a quadrifid leaf
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwr̥-
- Proto-Italic*kʷetru-
- Latinquadri-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰinédti
- Proto-Italic*findō
- Latinfindō
- Latinquadrifidus
- Englishquadrifid
From Latin quadrifidus, from quadri- + -fidus, from findere (“to split”).
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quadrifid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadrifid
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“quadrifid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadrifid. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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