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lacinia

[luh-sin-ee-uh]

noun

plural

laciniae, lacinias 
  1. Botany.,  a jagged or irregular part of a leaf or petal.

  2. Zoology.,  the pointed posterior of the maxilla of an insect.



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Ut hendrerit leo purus, vitae lacinia lacus scelerisque non.

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Donec condimentum, nunc nec iaculis aliquam, enim libero lacinia urna, ut iaculis nulla diam a diam.

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Sed consectetur diam ac blandit lacinia.

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Nunc in metus lacinia, aliquet nulla ac, vehicula justo.

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In accumsan, turpis a laoreet fringilla, arcu sem lacinia magna, quis auctor urna turpis eget orci.

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