laciniate

Thân thiện

The leaf of the dandelion is deeply laciniate.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having edges that are irregularly and finely slashed or cut into narrow, pointed segments: This term is primarily used in botany and biology to describe leaves, petals, or other plant structures with deeply and finely divided margins that appear fringed or torn.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The botanist identified the plant by its distinctive, laciniate leaves.
  • The flower's petals were beautifully laciniate, giving it a delicate, feathery appearance.

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Descriptive Use: The term is almost exclusively used in formal, scientific descriptions, particularly in botany, mycology, and zoology.
  • The fungal cap was noted for its laciniate margin in the research paper.

Variants and Related Words

• Laciniated (adj): An alternative form with the same meaning.
  • The herbarium specimen was labeled as having laciniated foliage.
• Lacination (n): The state or condition of being laciniate; the process of becoming finely slashed.
  • The degree of lacination varied among the leaf samples.

Synonyms

• Fringed: Having a decorative border of hanging threads or strips; can be similar in appearance.
• Jagged: Having a rough, uneven edge with sharp points, though less specific than "laciniate."
• Serrated: Having a notched or toothed edge, but the notches are typically more regular than in "laciniate."
• Lacerated: Torn or deeply cut; often implies damage, whereas "laciniate" is a natural form.

Antonyms

• Entire: (Of a leaf margin) Smooth and continuous, without any indentations or divisions.
• Whole: Not divided or cut into parts.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having edges irregularly and finely slashed
   • a laciniate leaf

Từ đồng nghĩa

• fringed