Sexifid

Sexifid
Sexfid Sex"fid, Sexifid Sex"i*fid, a. [Sex- + root of L. findere to split: cf. F. sexfide.] (Bot.) Six-cleft; as, a sexfid calyx or nectary. [1913 Webster]

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  • Sexfid — Sex fid, Sexifid Sex i*fid, a. [Sex + root of L. findere to split: cf. F. sexfide.] (Bot.) Six cleft; as, a sexfid calyx or nectary. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • -fid — fə̇d, ˌfid adjective combining form Etymology: Latin fidus, from the root of findere to split more at bite : divided into (so many) parts sexifid or (such) parts pinnatifid …   Useful english dictionary

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