lobed, lobate
(adjective) having deeply indented margins but with lobes not entirely separate from each other
lobate, lobated
(adjective) having or resembling a lobe or lobes; “a lobate tongue”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lobate (comparative more lobate, superlative most lobate)
Lobed.
Resembling a lobe.
• boatel, oblate
Source: Wiktionary
Lo"bate, Lo"ba*ted, a. Etym: [See Lobe.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: Consisting of, or having, lobes; lobed; as, a lobate leaf.
2. (Zoöl.) (a) Having lobes; -- said of the tails of certain fishes having the integument continued to the bases of the fin rays. (b) Furnished with membranous flaps, as the toes of a coot. See Illust. (m) under Aves.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
