lobate

/'loubit/

Thân thiện

The leaf has a lobate shape with rounded edges.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Having deeply indented margins but with lobes not entirely separate from each other: Used primarily in biology and botany to describe a shape, especially of a leaf or an organ, that is divided into rounded projections (lobes) that are not completely separated from the main body. 2. Having or resembling a lobe or lobes: Possessing a structure characterized by lobes.

Examples of Usage

• The maple leaf is lobate, with several distinct points that are still connected to the central base.
• The geologist identified the fossil by its lobate shape, which resembled a clover leaf.
• Some species of oak have deeply lobate leaves.

Advanced Usage

• Lobate Structure: A common term in anatomy and geology to describe formations with rounded, projecting parts.
  • The coral exhibits a complex, lobate structure.
• Lobate Margin: Specifically describes the indented, wavy edge of an object.
  • The shell was identified by its distinctive lobate margin.

Variants and Related Words

• Lobed (adj.): Often used interchangeably with "lobate" to mean divided into lobes.
  • A lobed leaf.
• Lobe (n.): The rounded projection or subdivision itself.
  • The frontal lobe of the brain.
• Lobation (n.): The formation or state of having lobes; a lobate structure.

Synonyms

• Lobed: Divided into lobes.
• Crenate: Having a scalloped or rounded-tooth edge (similar, but typically describes smaller, more regular indentations).

Antonyms

• Entire: Having a smooth, continuous margin without indentations or lobes.
• Simple: Not divided into separate parts or lobes.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having deeply indented margins but with lobes not entirely separate from each other
2. having or resembling a lobe or lobes
   • a lobate tongue

Từ đồng nghĩa

• lobed
• lobated