lobed

[ lohbd ]

/ loʊbd /

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Definition of lobed

adjective

having a lobe or lobes; lobate.

Botany. (of a leaf) having lobes or divisions extending less than halfway to the middle of the base.

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First recorded in 1780–90; lobe + -ed³

mul·ti·lobed, adjectiveun·lobed, adjective

These plants catch their prey in a trap that snaps shut as soon as insects touch trigger hairs on the inner side of their double-lobed leaves.
Plants Feel Pain and Might Even See - Issue 104: Harmony|Peter Wohlleben|July 21, 2021|Nautilus
Her eyes were quicker than his, too, and now she pointed to a snowy blossom with a deeply lobed leaf.
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine|John Fox, Jr.
The shell is small and globular, with a wide gape at both ends, and consists of two three-lobed valves with concentric furrows.
The Sea Shore|William S. Furneaux
It is a biennial plant, with fleshy lobed wavy leaves that are covered with bluish bloom, and a fleshy cylindrical root.
The Sea Shore|William S. Furneaux

Geraniace—Herbs with stipuled, lobed leaves, and showy regular flowers.
The Sea Shore|William S. Furneaux
The abdomen, strongly lobed at the sides, is composed of eight rings, and is provided with sixteen spiracles.
The Insect World|Louis Figuier