lacinia
Botany. a jagged or irregular part of a leaf or petal.
Zoology. the pointed posterior of the maxilla of an insect.
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How to use lacinia in a sentence
They arrived at the same place, near the temple of Juno lacinia, where the vessel lay concealed in a creek.
The History of Rome; Books Nine to Twenty-Six | Titus LiviusCalyx 5-partitus: lacinia suprema definente in tubulum capillare nectariferum fecus pedunculum decurrentem.
The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 4 | William CurtisThese spots in the typical form lacinia are fulvous, and the bands are broad.
The Butterfly Book | William Jacob Hollandlacinia exteriores and interiores: in Apidae, the palpiger and paraglossa often used for the gales and lacinia of maxilla.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. SmithMala maxillae: the globes of maxilla; outer or galea, inner or lacinia; where only one is present, the term refers to that one.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. Smith
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