lyrated
lyrated is the alternative form of lyrate.
Meaning of lyrate
Adjective
lyrate (comparative more lyrate, superlative most lyrate)
- Shaped like a lyre.
- The passage of time could only enhance his tenderness for the creature he clasped, this adored creature, whose motion was now more supple, whose haunches had grown more lyrate, whose hair-ribbon he had undone.1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 205
- Having a large terminal lobe and smaller rounded lobes toward its base.
- Basal leaves simple, lyrate or pinnatifid; cauline leaves 1- to 2-pinnatifid, pinnatisect or simple.1976, T. G. Tutin, Flora Europaea, Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae), page 72
Forms of lyrated
| comparative | more lyrated |
|---|---|
| superlative | most lyrated |
Questions about lyrated
- What is lyrated the alternative form of?
- Lyrated is the alternative form of lyrate.
Words near lyrated in the dictionary
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