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laciniate

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ləˈsɪn.i.ət/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Bordered with a fringe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Bordered with a fringe.

Cut into deep irregular usually pointed lobes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences, zoology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

having edges irregularly and finely slashed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a laciniate leaf

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fringed

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: назъбен (nazǎben) — botany, zoology
  • Finnish: kapealiuskainen — botany, zoology
  • French: lacinié — botany, zoology
  • Italian: laciniato — botany, zoology
  • Latin: laciniatus — botany, zoology