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adj.

Divided or cleft into three narrow parts or lobes: a trifid tail; a trifid organ.

[Latin trifidus : tri-, tri- + findere, fid-, to split.]

trifid [ˈtraɪfɪd]

adj

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) divided or split into three parts or lobes

[from Latin trifidus from tri- + findere to split]

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Adj.

trifid - divided into three lobes; "trifid petals"

phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants

divided - separated into parts or pieces; "opinions are divided"

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