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noun
One of the narrow, jagged, irregular pieces or divisions which form a sort of fringe on the borders of the petals of some flowers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
A narrow, slender portion of the edge of a monophyllous calyx, or of any irregularly incised leaf.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
The posterior inner process of the stipes on the maxillae of insects.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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History
Borrowed from Latin lacinia, the lappet or flap of a garment.
