单词 | quadrifurcate |
释义 | > as lemmasquadrifurcate quadrifurcate adj. Brit. /ˌkwɒdrᵻˈfəːkeɪt/ , /ˌkwɒdrᵻfəːˈkeɪt/ , /ˌkwɒdrᵻfəˈkeɪt/ , /ˈkwɒdrᵻfəkeɪt/ , U.S. /ˌkwɑdrəˈfərˌkeɪt/ , /ˌkwɑdrəˈfərkət/ , /ˈkwɑdrəfərˌkeɪt/ [compare post-classical Latin quadrifurcatus four-pronged (14th cent. in a British source)] having four branches; branching into four.ΚΠ 1849 J. H. Balfour Man. Bot. §406 The lobes [of the anther] may divide..at the apex, so as to be bifurcate or forked..or quadrifurcate, doubly forked. 1905 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 26 85 West of Babylonia is found the Hebrew conception of a quadrifurcate river of Paradise which flowed forth..to water the four quarters of the pristine earth. 1982 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 69 1396/1 Both tri- and quadrifurcate stigmas occur in P. amalago. < as lemmas |
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