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lobate

lobate adjective: lobed.

Adjective

lobate (not comparable)

  1. Lobed.
    • a lobate leaf
    • the lobate tails of certain fishes
  2. Resembling a lobe.

Noun

lobate (plural lobates)

  1. Any member of the order Lobata of comb jellies.

Forms of lobate

plurallobates

Origin of lobate

From Latin lobātus, equivalent to lobe + -ate.

Words formed from lobate

Questions about lobate

What does lobate mean?
Lobate means lobed.
What part of speech is lobate?
Lobate can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near lobate in the dictionary

  1. lobar pneumonia
  2. lobaric acid
  3. Lobata
  4. lobatamide
  5. lobatamides
  6. lobate
  7. lobate style
  8. lobated
  9. lobately
  10. lobates
  11. lobation

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