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Partite   Listen
adjective
Partite  adj.  
1.
(Bot.) Divided nearly to the base; as, a partite leaf is a simple separated down nearly to the base.
2.
Consisting of parts; usually used in compounds specifying the number of parts; as, a tripartite treaty.





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"Partite" Quotes from Famous Books



... of a large size, most graceful in its movements, and singularly beautiful in appearance, owing to the whiteness of the pearly scales from which its name is derived. These, contrasted with the dark hue of the other parts, and its tri-partite tail, attract the eye as the insect darts rapidly along. Like the chelifer, it shuns the light, hiding in chinks till sunset, but is actively engaged throughout the night feasting on the acari and soft-bodied insects ...
— Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon • J. Emerson Tennent


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