trifid

[ trahy-fid ]

/ ˈtraɪ fɪd /

adjective

cleft into three parts or lobes.

Origin of trifid

First recorded in 1745–55, trifid is from the Latin word trifidus split in three. See tri-, -fid

OTHER WORDS FROM trifid

sub·tri·fid, adjective

Words nearby trifid

triethyl orthoformate, trifacial, trifacial neuralgia, trifecta, triffid, trifid, trifid foot, trifle, trifling, trifluoperazine, trifluoride

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Example sentences from the Web for trifid

Canes short to medium, few in number, rather slender; tendrils continuous to intermittent, bifid to trifid.
The Grapes of New York|U. P. Hedrick
Posterior arms about one-third larger, also trifid, with one deeper anterior and one shallower posterior incision.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel
Canes long, dark brown; nodes enlarged; tendrils continuous or intermittent, long, bifid or trifid.
Manual of American Grape-Growing|U. P. Hedrick
This trifid cross represents a game played by the Hopi with reeds and is depicted on many objects of pottery.
Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895|Jesse Walter Fewkes

The Trifid Nebula, situated in the constellation of Sagittarius, is an object of very strange shape.
Astronomy of To-day|Cecil G. Dolmage

British Dictionary definitions for trifid

trifid

/ (ˈtraɪfɪd) /

adjective

divided or split into three parts or lobes

Word Origin for trifid

C18: from Latin trifidus from tri- + findere to split

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for trifid

trifid

[ trī′fĭd′ ]

adj.

Divided into three narrow parts or lobes.

单词	trifid
释义	trifid [ trahy-fid ] / ˈtraɪ fɪd / adjective cleft into three parts or lobes. Origin of trifid First recorded in 1745–55, trifid is from the Latin word trifidus split in three. See tri-, -fid OTHER WORDS FROM trifid sub·tri·fid, adjective Words nearby trifid triethyl orthoformate, trifacial, trifacial neuralgia, trifecta, triffid, trifid, trifid foot, trifle, trifling, trifluoperazine, trifluoride Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for trifid Canes short to medium, few in number, rather slender; tendrils continuous to intermittent, bifid to trifid. The Grapes of New York\|U. P. Hedrick Posterior arms about one-third larger, also trifid, with one deeper anterior and one shallower posterior incision. Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)\|Ernst Haeckel Canes long, dark brown; nodes enlarged; tendrils continuous or intermittent, long, bifid or trifid. Manual of American Grape-Growing\|U. P. Hedrick This trifid cross represents a game played by the Hopi with reeds and is depicted on many objects of pottery. Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895\|Jesse Walter Fewkes The Trifid Nebula, situated in the constellation of Sagittarius, is an object of very strange shape. Astronomy of To-day\|Cecil G. Dolmage British Dictionary definitions for trifid trifid / (ˈtraɪfɪd) / adjective divided or split into three parts or lobes Word Origin for trifid C18: from Latin trifidus from tri- + findere to split Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for trifid trifid [ trī′fĭd′ ] adj. Divided into three narrow parts or lobes. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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