Partite

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Partite \Par"tite\, a. [L. partitus, p. p. of partire to part,
     divide, from pars. See {Part}, and cf. {Party}, a.]
     1. (Bot.) Divided nearly to the base; as, a partite leaf is a
        simple separated down nearly to the base.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. Consisting of parts; usually used in compounds specifying
        the number of parts; as, a tripartite treaty.
        [PJC]