septemfid

English

Etymology

From septem- +‎ -fid,[1] after Renaissance Latin septemfidus.[2]

Adjective

septemfid (not comparable)

  1. (botany, now rare) Cleft into seven.

References

  1. ^ “septem-, comb. form”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. ^ “septemfid, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
    Erroneously indicated as a noun.
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