LOBULE

lobule

(noun) a small lobe or subdivision of a lobe

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lobule (plural lobules)

A small lobe; a subdivision of a lobe.

(botany) In liverworts with bilobed leaves, the smaller of the two lobes, sometimes modified to form a sac.

Anagrams

• boulle

Source: Wiktionary


Lob"ule, n. Etym: [Cf. F. lobule, dim. of lobe. See Lobe.]

Definition: A small lobe; a subdivision of a lobe. Lobule of the ear. (Anat.) Same as Lobe of the ear.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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