parted /(pärt"ĕd)/
part·ed
parted
a.
- Separated; divided.
- Endowed with parts or abilities. [Obs.]
- 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.)