lobulate

[ lob-yuh-lit, -leyt ]

adjective

1. consisting of, divided into, or having lobes.

Other Words From

• lobu·lation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of lobulate¹

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

Example Sentences

Lobed or Lobate, cut into lobes, 55, 56; Lobulate, into small lobes.

From Project Gutenberg

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

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

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The fourth glume is hyaline, about 1/6 inch long, lanceolate, 2-fid at the tip, awned in the cleft, lobes are hairy; awn is 3/4 inch long, paleate, usually bisexual, rarely female; palea is two-thirds of the glume in height, broadly ovate or quadrate, lobulate at the apex.

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Lobulate: divided into, or with many small lobes or lobules.

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