English Explanatory Dictionary

lobule

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Diminutive of lobe:
  2. A small lobe; a subdivision of a lobe.
  3. In liverworts with bilobed leaves, the smaller of the two lobes, sometimes modified to form a sac.
  4. A tongue-like structure opposite the scutellum in grasses; the epiblast.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɒb.juːl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lobule.wav /ˈlɑb.jul/

Word forms

lobule lobules lobula lobulus

Etymology

From lobe + -ule (diminutive suffix).

Derived words

lobular lobulation lobulette lobuloalveolar lobulocentric lobulogenesis microlobule pseudolobule
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