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lacinia

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la⋅cin⋅i⋅a

  [luh-sin-ee-uh]
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–noun, plural -cin⋅i⋅ae [-sin-ee-ee] , -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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la·cin·i·a   (lə-sĭn'ē-ə)   
n.  

  1. A slash, as in a leaf or petal.

  2. The apex of the insect maxilla.


[Latin, fringe, hem.]
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