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laciniate

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
laciniate /ləˈsinēāt, ləˈsɪnieɪt / (also laciniated /-ˌātid/)
▸ adjective Botany & Zoology divided into deep narrow irregular segments.
– DERIVATIVES
laciniation
– ORIGIN mid 18th century : from Latin lacinia ‘fringe, hem, flap of a garment’ + -ate2.