lobed lobed  /ˈloʊbd/


  • (adj) having deeply indented margins but with lobes not entirely separate from each other


  1. During their long survival into the modern world, the leaves of the ginkgo changed until they are now almost invariably two-lobed and kidney-shaped.
  2. Kids find these double-lobed coconuts hilarious, but the best way to spot the more subtle plant and animal life is with black-parrot specialist and nature guide Victorin Laboudallon.
  3. It has a two-lobed leaf which, while waiting for prey, stands open like a gaping clam shell.


  • Jim Gilbert's Nature Notes: Wild Grapes

    Wild grapes are now offering hikers a refreshing snack. A grape vine is a climbing, woody perennial best recognized by its lobed, maple-like leaves and by its purple berries that grow in bunches and contain seeds.
    on August 22, 2013     Source: Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune

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