quadrifidadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈkwɒdrᵻfɪd/, U.S.

/ˈkwɑdrəˌfɪd/

Forms: 1600s quadrifide, 1700s– quadrifid.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin quadrifidus.

Etymology: < classical Latin quadrifidus split into four < quadri- quadri- comb. form + -fidus -fid comb. form.

Chiefly Botany.

A. adj.

Divided into four parts by deep clefts; spec. (of any of the hairs lining the inside of a bladder in a bladderwort) having four arms. Sometimes written 4-fid.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > physical arrangement or condition > [adjective] > composed of many parts > divided into lobes > divided into four or more lobes

quadrifid1661

multifid1731

1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia 109 Claws like a Cow; but quadrifide.

1769 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (new ed.) III. iv. 320 The tail is naturally bifid, but in many is trifid, and in some even quadrifid.

1794 T. Martyn tr. J. J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. (ed. 4) xv. 161 The other species [of Scabious] with quadrifid corollas is called Devil's-bit.

1831 W. J. Hooker Brit. Flora (ed. 2) 179 E[pilobium] montanum... Much resembling the following [sc. E. roseum]; but essentially distinguished by its 4-fid stigma.

1875 C. Darwin Insectivorous Plants xiv. 326 The quadrifid processes on the outer parts of the lobes.

1909 New Phytologist 8 122 Lining the inside of the bladder are a number of quadrifid processes of the usual type, all with four arms equal.

1944 Jrnl. Paleontol. 18 30/2 The first lateral lobe is not as deeply indented and appears almost trifid or quadrifid in places.

1981 M. J. Wigginton & G. G. Graham Guide Identification Difficult Vascular Plant Species (Nature Conservancy Council, England) 92 Most useful [of the differential vegetative characters in Utricularia] appears to be the orientation of the segments of the quadrifid hairs.

B. n.

A structure with four divisions or branches; spec. (in a bladderwort) a four-armed hair (see sense A.).

ΚΠ

1875 C. Darwin Insectivorous Plants xiv. 326 On the broad outer surfaces of the lobes where the quadrifids are situated.

1928 New Phytologist 27 292 After the bladders have made a capture, the appearance of the quadrifids changes.

1991 C. Stace New Flora Brit. Isles 753 The shape of the 4-armed bladder hairs (‘quadrifids’) [in Utricularia].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quadrifid
释义	quadrifidadj.n. Brit. /ˈkwɒdrᵻfɪd/, U.S. /ˈkwɑdrəˌfɪd/ Forms: 1600s quadrifide, 1700s– quadrifid. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin quadrifidus. Etymology: < classical Latin quadrifidus split into four < quadri- quadri- comb. form + -fidus -fid comb. form. Chiefly Botany. A. adj. Divided into four parts by deep clefts; spec. (of any of the hairs lining the inside of a bladder in a bladderwort) having four arms. Sometimes written 4-fid. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > physical arrangement or condition > [adjective] > composed of many parts > divided into lobes > divided into four or more lobes quadrifid1661 multifid1731 1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia 109 Claws like a Cow; but quadrifide. 1769 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (new ed.) III. iv. 320 The tail is naturally bifid, but in many is trifid, and in some even quadrifid. 1794 T. Martyn tr. J. J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. (ed. 4) xv. 161 The other species [of Scabious] with quadrifid corollas is called Devil's-bit. 1831 W. J. Hooker Brit. Flora (ed. 2) 179 E[pilobium] montanum... Much resembling the following [sc. E. roseum]; but essentially distinguished by its 4-fid stigma. 1875 C. Darwin Insectivorous Plants xiv. 326 The quadrifid processes on the outer parts of the lobes. 1909 New Phytologist 8 122 Lining the inside of the bladder are a number of quadrifid processes of the usual type, all with four arms equal. 1944 Jrnl. Paleontol. 18 30/2 The first lateral lobe is not as deeply indented and appears almost trifid or quadrifid in places. 1981 M. J. Wigginton & G. G. Graham Guide Identification Difficult Vascular Plant Species (Nature Conservancy Council, England) 92 Most useful [of the differential vegetative characters in Utricularia] appears to be the orientation of the segments of the quadrifid hairs. B. n. A structure with four divisions or branches; spec. (in a bladderwort) a four-armed hair (see sense A.). ΚΠ 1875 C. Darwin Insectivorous Plants xiv. 326 On the broad outer surfaces of the lobes where the quadrifids are situated. 1928 New Phytologist 27 292 After the bladders have made a capture, the appearance of the quadrifids changes. 1991 C. Stace New Flora Brit. Isles 753 The shape of the 4-armed bladder hairs (‘quadrifids’) [in Utricularia]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1661
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