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Definition of Lacinia

1. n. 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 of Lacinia

1. a long narrow lobe in a leaf [n LACINIAE]

Medical Definition of Lacinia

1. Origin: L, the lappet or flap of a garment. 1. One of the narrow, jagged, irregular pieces or divisions which form a sort of fringe on the borders of the petals of some flowers. A narrow, slender portion of the edge of a monophyllous calyx, or of any irregularly incised leaf. 2. The posterior, inner process of the stipes on the maxillae of insects. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lacinia

Literary usage of Lacinia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Refugium Botanicum: Or Figures and Descriptions from Living Specimens, of ...by William Wilson Saunders, Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach, John Gilbert Baker by William Wilson Saunders, Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach, John Gilbert Baker (1882)
"... the middle lacinia ; sometimes there are some warts on the middle lacinia, ... distinct from Dr. Lindley's,—that one has a triangular middle lacinia to ..."

2. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Entomological Section (1915)
"Under side, primaries: The marginal buff spots in calif arnica and lacinia are always distinct; in saundersii they are small and faint. ..."

3. The New Sydenham Society's Lexicon of Medicine and the Allied Sciences ...by Henry Power, Leonard William Sedgwick, New Sydenham Society by Henry Power, Leonard William Sedgwick, New Sydenham Society (1888)
"(L. lacinia, the lappet or flap of a garment ; from lacer, ragged. G. Zipfel, Lappen. ... Nominative plural of lacinia. li. tuba rum Fallo pH. ..."

4. The British Flower Garden: Containing Coloured Figures and Descriptions of ...by Robert Sweet by Robert Sweet (1838)
"One of the lacinia? of the corolla, showing the 2 nectariferous pores, anil its bearded base. 3. Stamen inserted in the base of the corolla, ..."

5. Sicily, the Garden of the Mediterranean: The History, People, Institutions by Will Seymour Monroe (1909)
"... of Concord — Temple of Hercules — Temple of Zeus — Temple of Castor and Pollux — Temple of Juno lacinia — Tomb of Theron — The cathedral — Empedocles. ..."

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