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lacinia

/luh-sin-ee-uh/US // ləˈsɪn i ə //

漆器,漆树

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural la·cin·i·ae [luh-sin-ee-ee], /ləˈsɪn iˌi/, la·cin·i·as.

    • : Botany. a jagged or irregular part of a leaf or petal.
    • : Zoology. the pointed posterior of the maxilla of an insect.

Examples

  • 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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