bifid
Divided in two
Bifid means divided into two parts by a deep cleft, forming a forked or Y-shaped structure.
The term appears primarily in biology and medicine: a bifid uvula is split at the tip, a bifid tongue is forked like a snake's.
The leaf's bifid apex distinguished it from related species.
Divided into prongs
- Y-shapedForked at one end
- V-shapedTwo lines meeting angularly
- two-prongedHaving two projections
- cleftNarrow vertical split
furcate · dichotomous · bipartite · divaricate · split · pronged · tined · branched
Narrow vertical split
- splitSeparation into parts
- forkedDivided into prongs
- dividedSeparated into portions
- bilobedHaving two rounded divisions
uvula · spine · leaf · tongue · uterus · appendage · congenital · malformation
Plant's photosynthetic organ
- frondLarge, segmented plant blade
- petalBloom's colorful segment
- lobeRounded projecting part
- apexUppermost point or culmination
venation · lamina · blade · notched · indented · cleft · bilobed · pinnate
DNA strand carrying genes
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- alleleGene variant at one locus
- geneHereditary information unit
- spindleRotating rod for thread
centromere · chromatid · replication · mitosis · meiosis · anaphase · segregation · karyotype
forked
Divided into prongs
- Y-shapedForked at one end
- V-shapedTwo lines meeting angularly
- two-prongedHaving two projections
cleft · furcate · dichotomous · bipartite · divaricate · split · pronged · tined · branched · divided
cleft
Narrow vertical split
bilobed · uvula · spine · leaf · tongue · uterus · appendage · congenital · malformation · fissure
leaf
Plant's photosynthetic organ
apex · venation · lamina · blade · notched · indented · cleft · bilobed · pinnate · palmate
chromosome
DNA strand carrying genes
spindle · centromere · chromatid · replication · mitosis · meiosis · anaphase · segregation · karyotype · polymorphism