'Lacinia' definitions:

Definition of 'Lacinia'

From: GCIDE
  • Lacinia \La*cin"i*a\, n.; pl. L. Lacini[ae]. [L., the lappet or flap of a garment.]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) The posterior, inner process of the stipes on the maxill[ae] of insects. [1913 Webster] Laciniate

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