Multipartite is a class of virus that have segmented nucleic acid genome. Only a few ssDNA viruses have multipartite genome, but a lot more RNA viruses have multipartite genome. An advantage of multipartite genome is its ability to synthesize multiple mRNA strands to avoid the cellular constraint of monocistronicity. ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multipartite
Mul·tip'ar·tite adjective [ Latin multipartitus multus much, many partitus divided, past participle : confer French multipartite . See Partite .] Divided into many parts; having several parts. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/114