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laciniate definition

la·cini·ate (lə sin′ē it, -āt′)

adjective

  1. having a fringe; fringed
  2. Bot. cut deeply into narrow, jagged segments

Etymology: < L lacinia, a flap (akin to lacer: see lacerate) + -ate

Also laciniated la·cin′i·at′ed (-āt′id)

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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