quinquefid

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adjective

Sharply cut about halfway to the middle or base into five segments.

“a quinquefid leaf a quinquefid corolla”

OriginLatin quinquefidus →
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Meanings

adjectivequinquefid (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologySharply cut about halfway to the middle or base into five segments.

    a quinquefid leaf a quinquefid corolla

Origin

  1. Latinquinquefidus
  2. Englishquinquefid

From Latin quinquefidus, variant of quinquifidus, from quinque (“five”) + -fidus, from findere (“to split”). Equivalent to quinque- + -fid.

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APA

quinquefid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quinquefid

MLA

“quinquefid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quinquefid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quinquefid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quinquefid.

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