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Definition: Lacinia
Lacinia
\La*cin"i*a\, n.; pl. L.
Lacini[ae]. [L., the lappet
or flap of a garment.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) One of the narrow, jagged, irregular pieces or
divisions which form a sort of fringe on the borders
of the petals of some flowers.
(b) A narrow, slender portion of the edge of a
monophyllous calyx, or of any irregularly incised
leaf.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) The posterior, inner process of the stipes on
the maxill[ae] of insects.
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