laciniate
[ luh-sin-ee-eyt, -it ]
/ ləˈsɪn iˌeɪt, -ɪt /
adjective Botany, Zoology.
cut into narrow, irregular lobes; slashed; jagged.
Origin of laciniate
OTHER WORDS FROM laciniate
mul·ti·la·cin·i·ate, adjective sub·la·cin·i·ate, adjectiveWords nearby laciniate
lachrymatory,
lachrymose,
lachute,
lacing,
lacinia,
laciniate,
lack,
lackadaisical,
lackaday,
lackawanna,
lacker
Example sentences from the Web for laciniate
Thallus orbicular, tender, laciniate and undulate or crisped, papillose-reticulate.
British Dictionary definitions for laciniate
laciniate
laciniated
/ (ləˈsɪnɪˌeɪt, -ɪt) /
adjective
biology
jagged
a laciniate leaf
having a fringe
Derived forms of laciniate
laciniation, nounWord Origin for laciniate
C17: from Latin
lacinia flap