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laciniate

/ləˈsɪn.i.ət/

laciniate adjective: bordered with a fringe.

Adjective

laciniate (not comparable)

  1. Bordered with a fringe.
    1. Cut into deep irregular usually pointed lobes.

Forms of laciniate

alternative formlaciniated

Origin of laciniate

From Latin lacinia (“flap or edge of a garment”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Words formed from laciniate

Questions about laciniate

What does laciniate mean?
Laciniate means bordered with a fringe.
What part of speech is laciniate?
Laciniate is an adjective.
How do you pronounce laciniate?
Laciniate is pronounced /ləˈsɪn.i.ət/.

Words near laciniate in the dictionary

  1. lacings
  2. lacinia
  3. laciniae
  4. lacinial
  5. laciniar
  6. laciniate
  7. laciniated
  8. laciniately
  9. laciniation
  10. laciniations
  11. laciniform

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