trifid

trifid
[ˈtrʌɪfɪd]
adjective
  1. (chiefly Biology)partly or wholly split into three divisions or lobes
    (主生)三(分)裂的
  2. (亦作trefid)(of an antique spoon) with three notches splitting the end of the handle
    (古式汤匙)匙柄三凹口的
语源
  1. mid 18th cent.: from Latin trifidus, from tri- 'three' + fid- 'split, divided' (from the verb findere)
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