A clam has a bipartite shell.
a bipartite leaf.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
par|tite — «PAHR tyt», j. 1. divided into parts or portions. 2. Botany. parted. 3. Entomology. divided to the base, as a wing. ╂[< Latin partītus, past participle of partīre to divide < pars, partis part] … Useful english dictionary
bi|par´tite|ly — bi|par|tite «by PAHR tyt», adjective. 1. having to do with two peoples, nations, or other groups. 2. having two parts: »A clam has a bipartite shell. 3. Botany. divided into two parts nearly to the base: »a bipartite leaf. ╂[< Latin bipartītus … Useful english dictionary
tri|par´tite|ly — tri|par|tite «try PAHR tyt», adjective. 1. divided into or composed of three parts; threefold; triple. 2. involving division into three parts. 3. Botany. divided into three parts nearly to the base: »a tripartite leaf. 4. having three… … Useful english dictionary
tri|par|tite — «try PAHR tyt», adjective. 1. divided into or composed of three parts; threefold; triple. 2. involving division into three parts. 3. Botany. divided into three parts nearly to the base: »a tripartite leaf. 4. having three corresponding parts or… … Useful english dictionary
sex|par|tite — «sehks PAHR tyt», adjective. divided into or consisting of six parts. ╂[< New Latin sexpartitus < Latin sex six + partītus partite, past participle of partīre o divide] … Useful english dictionary
mul|ti|par|tite — «MUHL tih PAHR tyt», adjective. 1. divided into many parts; having many divisions. 2. = multilateral. (Cf. ↑multilateral) ╂[< Latin multipartītus < multus much + partīre to divide < pars, partis part] … Useful english dictionary
pin|nat|i|par|tite — «pih NAT uh PAHR tyt», adjective. Botany. parted in a pinnate manner: »a pinnatipartite leaf … Useful english dictionary
quad|ri|par|tite — «KWOD ruh PAHR tyt», adjective. divided into or consisting of four parts. ╂[< Latin quadripartītus, past participle of quadripartīre divide into four parts < quadri four + partīre to divide < pars, partis part] … Useful english dictionary
quin|que|par|tite — «KWIHN kwuh PAHR tyt», adjective. divided into or consisting of five parts. ╂[< Latin quīnquepartītus < quīnque five + partīrī to divide < pars, partis past] … Useful english dictionary
sep|tem|par|tite — «SEHP tehm PAHR tyt», adjective. Botany. divided nearly to the base into seven parts … Useful english dictionary
