lobed

Thân thiện

The maple leaf has a lobed shape with five distinct points.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having lobes; divided into or having parts that are rounded and projecting: Describes something, typically a leaf or an organ, that has rounded projections or divisions that are not completely separated from the main part. The margins are deeply indented, creating distinct sections.

Usage

• The word "lobed" is primarily used as a descriptive term in botany, biology, and anatomy to describe the shape of leaves, petals, livers, lungs, or other structures.
• It functions as an adjective and is typically placed before a noun (e.g., a lobed leaf) or after a linking verb (e.g., The leaf is lobed).

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The maple tree is known for its characteristically lobed leaves.
  • The human liver is a lobed organ.
  • The fossil showed a lobed structure, unlike any modern plant.

Advanced Usage

• "Palmately lobed": A botanical term describing a leaf with lobes that radiate from a single point, like the fingers from a palm.
  • The sycamore leaf is palmately lobed.
• "Pinnately lobed": A botanical term describing a leaf with lobes arranged on either side of a central axis.
  • Oak leaves are often pinnately lobed.

Variants and Related Words

• Lobe (noun): A rounded projection or division, especially of a leaf or an organ.
  • The frontal lobe of the brain is responsible for reasoning.
• Lobate (adjective): Another term meaning having lobes; lobed.
  • The lobate margin of the leaf was clearly visible.
• Bilobed (adjective): Having two lobes.
  • The bilobed leaf was simple in form.

Synonyms

• Divided: Separated into parts.
• Indented: Having a notched margin or edge.
• Cleft: Split or divided.

Antonyms

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

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having deeply indented margins but with lobes not entirely separate from each other

Từ đồng nghĩa

• lobate