laciniate

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/ləˈsɪn.i.ət/

adjective

Bordered with a fringe.

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fringedrough
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Meanings

adjectivelaciniate (not comparable)

alternative laciniated

  1. not comparableBordered with a fringe.
    1. not comparablebiologyCut into deep irregular usually pointed lobes.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving edges irregularly and finely slashed

Similar
fringedrough
Also see
fringed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

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Translations

Bulgarian назъбен
  • назъбен (nazăben)botany, zoology
Finnish kapealiuskainen
  • kapealiuskainenbotany, zoology
French lacinié
  • laciniébotany, zoology
Italian laciniato
  • laciniatobotany, zoology
Latin laciniatus
  • laciniatusbotany, zoology
Cite this entry
APA

laciniate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laciniate

MLA

“laciniate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laciniate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laciniate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laciniate.

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