TRIFID


Meaning of TRIFID in English

[ 'trʌɪfɪd ]

■ adjective

1》 chiefly Biology partly or wholly split into three divisions or lobes.

2》 (also trefid ) (of an antique spoon) with three notches splitting the end of the handle.

Origin

C18: from L. ~us , from tri- 'three' + fid- , findere 'split, divide'.

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