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lyrate

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ly⋅rate

  [lahy-reyt, -rit]
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–adjective
1. Botany. (of a pinnate leaf) divided transversely into several lobes, the smallest at the base.
2. Zoology. lyre-shaped, as the tail of certain birds.
Also, ly⋅rat⋅ed.

Origin:
1750–60; < NL lyrātus. See lyre, -ate 1

Related forms:
ly⋅rate⋅ly, adverb
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ly·rate   (lī'rāt', -rĭt)   
adj.  

  1. Having a form or curvature suggestive of a lyre.

  2. Botany Having a pinnately divided leaf with an enlarged terminal lobe and smaller lateral lobes.

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