lobulate

American

[lob-yuh-lit, -layt] / ˈlɒb jə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

Also lobulated

adjective

consisting of, divided into, or having lobes.

Other Word Forms

lobulation

noun

Etymology

Origin of lobulate

First recorded in 1860–65; lobule + -ate ¹

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lobulate

These are usually flattened disk-shaped or ovoid, often lobulate externally like the surface of a kidney.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various

Botanical Description.—A tree with leaves bunched or clustered, 3–5 lobulate with as many nerves.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas

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