lacinia
noun
a jagged or irregular part of a leaf or petal.
laciniae
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pluralof lacinia.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Fool's parsley, when young, differs from this plant but very little, being much the same in size, and the laciniae of the leaves of a similar form.
From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by William Salisbury
They are generally of a deep roseate colour, paler near the stalk, and dark crimson within the tube, with white curly hairs bordering the laciniae of the corolla.
From The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America by William Henry Giles Kingston
