Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having deep bilateral lobes: Describes a shape, typically of a leaf or a biological structure, that is divided into distinct sections (lobes) with deep cuts, where the lobes are arranged on two opposite sides.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The plant is identified by its deep-lobed leaves. (The plant can be recognized because its leaves have deep cuts forming distinct sections.)
  • The fossil showed a deep-lobed structure. (The fossil displayed a form with deeply divided, bilateral lobes.)

Advanced Usage

• Botanical Description: The term is frequently used in botany and biology to precisely describe the morphology of leaves, petals, or other organs.
  • The field guide noted that the species' deep-lobed foliage helps distinguish it from similar plants.

Variants and Related Words

• Lobed (adj): Having lobes (projecting parts).
  • The oak tree has lobed leaves.
• Palmately lobed (adj): Having lobes that radiate from a central point like fingers from a palm.
• Pinnately lobed (adj): Having lobes arranged on either side of a central axis, like a feather.

Synonyms

• Deeply divided: Cut or split deeply into parts.
• Cleft: Split or divided.

Antonyms

• Entire: Having a smooth, continuous margin without lobes or divisions.
• Undivided: Not separated into parts or lobes.

Adjective

1. having deep bilateral lobes