LOBATELY

Etymology

Adverb

lobately (comparative more lobately, superlative most lobately)

As a lobe; so as to make a lobe; in a lobate manner.

Anagrams

• oblately

Source: Wiktionary


Lo"bate*ly, adv.

Definition: As a lobe; so as to make a lobe; in a lobate manner.

LOBATE

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



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