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midlobe

midlobe noun: the middle part of a lobe.

Noun

midlobe (plural midlobes)

  1. The middle part of a lobe
    • In contrast, Sweet recognised it as a distinct species based on characteristics of the callus and midlobe shape, and the geographical subdivision by the Lydekker’s Line.2015 August 16, Chi-Chu Tsai et al., “Biogeography of the Phalaenopsis amabilis species complex inferred from nuclear and plastid DNAs”, in BMC Plant Biology, volume 15, →DOI

Forms of midlobe

pluralmidlobes

Origin of midlobe

From mid- + lobe.

Questions about midlobe

What does midlobe mean?
Midlobe means the middle part of a lobe.
What part of speech is midlobe?
Midlobe is a noun.
What is the plural of midlobe?
The plural of midlobe is midlobes.

Words near midlobe in the dictionary

  1. midlings
  2. midlingual
  3. midlist
  4. midlittoral
  5. midlives
  6. midlobe
  7. midlobes
  8. midlogarithmic
  9. midlong
  10. Midlothian
  11. midlumbar

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