lacinia

[ luh-sin-ee-uh ]

noun

, plural la·cin·i·ae [l, uh, -, sin, -ee-ee], la·cin·i·as.

1. Botany. a jagged or irregular part of a leaf or petal.
2. Zoology. the pointed posterior of the maxilla of an insect.

Example Sentences

They arrived at the same place, near the temple of Juno Lacinia, where the vessel lay concealed in a creek.

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Calyx 5-partitus: lacinia suprema definente in tubulum capillare nectariferum fecus pedunculum decurrentem.

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These spots in the typical form lacinia are fulvous, and the bands are broad.

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Lacinia exteriores and interiores: in Apidae, the palpiger and paraglossa often used for the gales and lacinia of maxilla.

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Mala maxillae: the globes of maxilla; outer or galea, inner or lacinia; where only one is present, the term refers to that one.

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