trilobate

/trai'loubeit/

Thân thiện

The maple leaf has a distinct trilobate shape.

Definition

Adjective: (of a leaf shape) divided into three lobes. This term is used in botany to describe a leaf that is distinctly separated into three rounded or projecting parts.

Usage

The word "trilobate" is a technical, descriptive term used primarily in scientific contexts, especially botany and biology, to classify and describe the form of leaves or other structures.

Examples

• The maple leaf is a classic example of a trilobate form.
• Botanists identified the plant by its distinctive trilobate leaves.
• The fossil showed a trilobate structure, similar to some ancient plant species.

Advanced Usage

• "Trilobate pattern": A design or shape that mimics the three-lobed form.
  • The artist incorporated a trilobate pattern into the ceramic tile design.
• "Trilobate division": The specific way in which a structure is split into three parts.
  • The trilobate division of the seed capsule is a key identifying feature.

Variants and Related Words

• Trilobed (adj.): A more common synonym with the same meaning (having three lobes).
  • The trilobed leaf is characteristic of the sassafras tree.
• Trilobation (n.): The state or condition of being trilobate.
  • The degree of trilobation varies among the different cultivars.

Synonyms

• Three-lobed
• Trilobed

Antonyms

• Unlobed
• Entire (in botanical context, meaning having a smooth, uninterrupted margin)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (of a leaf shape) divided into three lobes

Từ đồng nghĩa

• trilobated
• trilobed
• three-lobed