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trifid

Pronunciation: /ˈtrʌɪfɪd/
Definition of trifid

adjective

  • 1chiefly Biology partly or wholly split into three divisions or lobes.
  • 2 (also trefid) (of an antique spoon) with three notches splitting the end of the handle.

Origin:

mid 18th century: from Latin trifidus, from tri- 'three' + fid- 'split, divided' (from the verb findere)

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