What does "multifid" mean?

Cleft into many parts or lobes.

What is a synonym for "multifid"?

Common synonyms include: multifidous.

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Adjective

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Cleft into many parts or lobes. not-comparable
"Helicidae: Land-snails...genital organs generally with a dart and multifid vesicles."

"Helicidae: Land-snails...genital organs generally with a dart and multifid vesicles."

From Latin multifidus, from multi- (“many”) + -fidus, from findere (“to split”). Equivalent of multi- + -fid. Doublet of multifidus and multifidous.

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