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bilobate

American

[bahy-loh-beyt] / baɪˈloʊ beɪt /

Also bilobated,

adjective

consisting of or divided into two lobes.

bilobate British

/ baɪˈləʊˌbeɪt, ˈbaɪˌləʊbd /

adjective

divided into or having two lobes

a bilobate leaf

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Etymology

Origin of bilobate

First recorded in 1785–95; bi- ¹ + lobate

Example Sentences

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But bilobate comets are typically rich in volatiles, leading astronomers to think that these objects might have formed at the beginning of the Solar System, when pieces of rock and dust coalesced slowly.

From Nature

The researchers found that violent impacts could produce bilobate shapes that retained their volatiles.

From Nature

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