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lobate

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lo·bate  (lbt) also lo·bat·ed (-btd)
adj.
1. Having lobes; lobed.
2. Shaped like a lobe.
3. Having separate toes, each bordered by a weblike lobe. Used of the feet of certain birds.
lobately adv.
lobate [ˈləʊbeɪt], lobated
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) having or resembling lobes
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of birds) having separate toes that are each fringed with a weblike lobe
lobately  adv
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Adj.1.lobate - having or resembling a lobe or lobes; "a lobate tongue"
lobated
2.lobate - having deeply indented margins but with lobes not entirely separate from each other
lobed
compound - composed of more than one part; "compound leaves are composed of several lobes; "compound flower heads"
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