- lobate
- also lobated adjective Etymology: New Latin lobatus, from Late Latin lobus Date: circa 1760 1. lobed 2. resembling a lobe • lobation noun
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Lobate — Lo bate, Lobated Lo ba*ted, a. [See {Lobe}.] 1. (Bot.) Consisting of, or having, lobes; lobed; as, a lobate leaf. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Having lobes; said of the tails of certain fishes having the integument continued to the bases of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lobate — (adj.) having lobes, 1760, from Mod.L. lobatus, from lobus (see LOBE (Cf. lobe)) … Etymology dictionary
lobate — [lō′bāt΄] adj. [ModL lobatus] having or formed into a lobe or lobes lobately adv … English World dictionary
lobate — with lobes … Dictionary of ichthyology
lobate — adj. [Gr. lobos, lobe] Provided with lobes; lobed … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
lobate — lobately, adv. /loh bayt/, adj. 1. having a lobe or lobes; lobed. 2. having the form of a lobe. 3. Ornith. noting or pertaining to a foot in which the individual toes have membranous flaps along the sides. Also, lobated. [1750 60; < NL lobatus.… … Universalium
lobate — adjective a) lobed. b) Resembling a lobe … Wiktionary
lobate — 1. Divided into lobes. 2. Lobe shaped; denoting a bacterial colony with a deeply undulate margin. SYN: lobose, lobous. * * * lo·bate lō .bāt also lo·bat·ed .bāt əd adj 1) having lobes 2) resembling a lobe lo·ba·tion lō bā shən … Medical dictionary
lobate — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. divided, lobular, globular; see round 1 … English dictionary for students
lobate — adj. lobed, having lobes; resembling a lobe, shaped like a lobe … English contemporary dictionary
