1. lyrate [adj] - See also: lyrate
1. 1. Lyre-shaped, or spatulate and oblong, with small lobes toward the base; as, a lyrate leaf. 2. Shaped like a lyre, as the tail of the blackcock, or that of the lyre bird. Origin: NL. Lyratus. See Lyre. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
