lobate

lobate
1. Divided into lobes. 2. Lobe-shaped; denoting a bacterial colony with a deeply undulate margin. SYN: lobose, lobous.

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lo·bate 'lō-.bāt also lo·bat·ed -.bāt-əd adj
1) having lobes
2) resembling a lobe
lo·ba·tion lō-'bā-shən n

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lo·bate (loґbāt) consisting of or having lobes.

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  • Lobate — Lo bate, Lobated Lo ba*ted, a. [See {Lobe}.] 1. (Bot.) Consisting of, or having, lobes; lobed; as, a lobate leaf. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Having lobes; said of the tails of certain fishes having the integument continued to the bases of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lobate — (adj.) having lobes, 1760, from Mod.L. lobatus, from lobus (see LOBE (Cf. lobe)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • lobate — [lō′bāt΄] adj. [ModL lobatus] having or formed into a lobe or lobes lobately adv …   English World dictionary

  • lobate — also lobated adjective Etymology: New Latin lobatus, from Late Latin lobus Date: circa 1760 1. lobed 2. resembling a lobe • lobation noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lobate — with lobes …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • lobate — adj. [Gr. lobos, lobe] Provided with lobes; lobed …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • lobate — lobately, adv. /loh bayt/, adj. 1. having a lobe or lobes; lobed. 2. having the form of a lobe. 3. Ornith. noting or pertaining to a foot in which the individual toes have membranous flaps along the sides. Also, lobated. [1750 60; < NL lobatus.… …   Universalium

  • lobate — adjective a) lobed. b) Resembling a lobe …   Wiktionary

  • lobate — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. divided, lobular, globular; see round 1 …   English dictionary for students

  • lobate — adj. lobed, having lobes; resembling a lobe, shaped like a lobe …   English contemporary dictionary

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