LYRATE


Meaning of LYRATE in English

— lyrately , adv.

/luy"rayt, -rit/ , adj.

1. Bot. (of a pinnate leaf) divided transversely into several lobes, the smallest at the base.

2. Zool. lyre-shaped, as the tail of certain birds.

Also, lyrated .

[ 1750-60; lyratus. See LYRE, -ATE 1 ]

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