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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

multifidus

;

multus

much, many +

findere

to split: cf. F.

multifide

(Bot.)

Having many segments; cleft into several parts by linear sinuses;

as, a

multifid

leaf or corolla

Adj.

[L. multifidus, multus, many, and findo, to divide.]

Having many divisions; many-cleft; divided into several parts by linear sinuses and straight margins; as a multifid leaf or corol.