partite, a.
(ˈpɑːtaɪt)
[ad. L. partīt-us parted, divided. Cf. bipartite, quinquepartite, etc.]
a. Divided into parts or portions.
| 1570 Levins Manip. 151/40 Partyte, partitus, a. 1680 Morden Geogr. Rect., Spain (1685) 170 Spain fell into a 12-partite division. |
b. Bot. and Entom. Divided to the base, or nearly so, as a leaf, corolla, or insect's wing.
| [1753 Chambers Cycl. Supp. s.v. Leaf, Quinquepartite Leaf, one which is separated into five parts down to the very base... In the same manner a leaf is said to be bipartite, etc.] 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. iii. v. (1765) 179 Partite, divided; when they are separated down to the Base. 1826 Kirby & Spence Entomol. IV. 296 Partite (Partita), divided to the base. 1861 Bentley Man. Bot. 232 The corolla may be partite, cleft, toothed, or entire. 1880 Garrod & Baxter Mat. Med. 180 The leaves are..palmate, five-partite. |