01 a. Separated; divided.
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1.
Separated; divided.
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2.
Endowed with parts or abilities.[Obs.]
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3.
Cleft so that the divisions reach nearly, but not quite, to the midrib, or the base of the blade; -- said of a leaf, and used chiefly in composition; as, three-parted, five-parted, etc.(Bot.)