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Lacinia
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noun
Lacinia
,
Laciniae
n. (pl. L.
laciniae
)
1.
(Bot.)
(a)
One of the narrow, jagged, irregular pieces or divisions which form a sort of fringe on the borders of the petals of some flowers.
(b)
A narrow, slender portion of the edge of a monophyllous calyx, or of any irregularly incised leaf.
2.
(Zool.) The posterior, inner process of the stipes on the maxillae of insects.
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