lyrate

a. 希腊琴似的, 希腊琴状的 [医] 大头羽裂的, 琴形的, 琴状的(指叶)

词形变化

lyrates 复数 lyrates more lyrate 比较级 most lyrate 最高级

别名

lyrated

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A long feather with a shape similar to the arm of a lyre, found in the tail of lyrebirds.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Shaped like a lyre.

  2. 2.

    Having a large terminal lobe and smaller rounded lobes toward its base.

    生物 植物学

    1976, T. G. Tutin, Flora Europaea, Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae), page 72, Basal leaves simple, lyrate or pinnatifid; cauline leaves 1- to 2-pinnatifid, pinnatisect or simple.

词汇关系

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词源

From New Latin lyrātus, from lyra (“lyre”). By surface analysis, lyre + -ate.

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