Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having many lobes: Describes an object, especially a leaf or a biological structure, that is divided into numerous distinct, rounded projections or segments.

Usage

• The word "many-lobed" is used as a descriptive adjective, typically placed before a noun. It is most commonly applied in botanical, biological, or anatomical contexts to describe the shape of leaves, organs, or other structures.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The plant is identified by its many-lobed leaves.
  • A many-lobed liver is characteristic of some mammalian species.

Advanced Usage

• Technical Descriptions: In scientific writing, "many-lobed" is a precise term to avoid ambiguity, specifying a count or high number of lobes rather than a general divided state.
  • The fossil showed a many-lobed exoskeleton, unlike any modern arthropod.

Variants and Related Words

• Multilobed (adj): A synonym meaning having several or many lobes. Often used interchangeably in technical contexts.
  • The multilobed nucleus of the cell was visible under the microscope.
• Lobed (adj): The root adjective, meaning having lobes. "Many-lobed" is a more specific form of this.
  • Oak trees have lobed leaves.

Synonyms

• Multilobate: Having many lobes (a more formal, scientific synonym).
• Poly-lobed: Having many lobes (a synonym formed with the prefix "poly-").
• Deeply divided: While not a perfect synonym, this phrase can describe a similar appearance in some contexts, especially in botany.

Antonyms

• Entire: In botany, describing a leaf margin that is smooth and undivided, without any lobes or teeth.
• Unlobed: Not having any lobes.

Adjective

1. having many lobes