- quinquefid
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/kwing"kweuh fid, kwin"-/, adj.cleft into five parts or lobes.[1695-1705; QUINQUE- + -FID]
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Quinquefid — Quin que*fid, a. [Quique + the root of L. findere to cleave: cf. F. quinqu[ e]fide.] (Bot.) Sharply cut about halfway to the middle or base into five segments; as, a quinquefid leaf or corolla. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quinquefid — /kwing kweuh fid, kwin /, adj. cleft into five parts or lobes. [1695 1705; QUINQUE + FID] … Useful english dictionary
Subquinquefid — Sub*quin que*fid, a. Almost quinquefid; nearly quinquefid. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Quinque- — Quin que [L. quinque five. See {Five}.] A combining form meaning five, five times, fivefold; as, quinquefid, five cleft; quinquedentate, five toothed. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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