dissected
Americanadjective
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Botany. deeply divided into numerous segments, as a leaf.
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Physical Geography. separated, by erosion, into many closely spaced crevices or gorges, as the surface of a plateau.
adjective
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botany in the form of narrow lobes or segments
dissected leaves
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geology (of plains) cut by erosion into hills and valleys, esp following tectonic movements
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Hall in 1994, an otherwise routine vote-dilution case, Justice Thomas took the opportunity to write a concurrence that dissected the Court’s Thornburg v.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
Mastick and her team opened 178 cans and carefully dissected the preserved fish, counting tiny parasitic worms known as anisakids embedded in the flesh.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026
The unsealed court filings mark the latest chapter in a case which has been dissected by internet sleuths for months.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
The powerful men connected to him are named, dissected and speculated about.
From Salon • Dec. 17, 2025
She dissected a frog and raised its eggs, recording each stage.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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