quinquefid

adjective

1. Sharply cut about halfway to the middle or base into five segments.

   a quinquefid corolla

   a quinquefid leaf

Where it comes from

From Latin quinquefidus, variant of quinquifidus, from quinque (“five”) + -fidus, from findere (“to split”). Equivalent to quinque- + -fid.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry quinquefid (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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