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lacinia

[ luh-sin-ee-uh ]

noun

, plural la·cin·i·ae [l, uh, -, sin, -ee-ee], la·cin·i·as.
  1. Botany. a jagged or irregular part of a leaf or petal.
  2. Zoology. the pointed posterior of the maxilla of an insect.


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They arrived at the same place, near the temple of Juno Lacinia, where the vessel lay concealed in a creek.

Calyx 5-partitus: lacinia suprema definente in tubulum capillare nectariferum fecus pedunculum decurrentem.

These spots in the typical form lacinia are fulvous, and the bands are broad.

Lacinia exteriores and interiores: in Apidae, the palpiger and paraglossa often used for the gales and lacinia of maxilla.

Mala maxillae: the globes of maxilla; outer or galea, inner or lacinia; where only one is present, the term refers to that one.

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