bilobate

Examples

• All

• The scientist described the flower's bilobate petals in her report.

• Some ancient coins featured a bilobate shape unlike traditional circles.

• The bilobate leaf is beautiful.

• Look at that bilobate leaf!

• The ginkgo tree is known for its distinctive bilobate leaves.

• Many plants have bilobate structures that can be easily identified.

• The cactus species exhibits unique bilobate growth patterns.

Synonyms

B

bifurcated

vsbilobate

• Formal

1 8.2

Split into two separate parts

forms rounded projections rather than separate branch splitting

B

bilobed

vsbilobate

• Specialized

8.1

Having two rounded parts separated by a deep notch

is the same meaning but uses a different written form

B

bilobated

vsbilobate

• Specialized

9.9

Having two rounded parts that stick out like two small bumps

is neutral about rounded shape rather than stressing rounded projections

T

two-lobed

vsbilobate

• Specialized

6.7

A leaf or flower with two rounded parts

is the same description but in another lexical form

B

bipartite

vsbilobate

• Specialized

7.9

Having two parts that reach almost to the base

does not imply division reaching close to the base

B

bifid

vsbilobate

• Specialized

9.9

A part that is split into two, often at the tip, as in a leaf or tongue

extends across the whole part rather than being only at the tip

T

two-lipped

vsbilobate

• Specialized

9.0

A flower part with two sections that look like lips

is used more generally and not limited to floral lip shapes

B

bifurcate

vsbilobate

• Formal

9.0

Split into two parts or branches, like a river

focuses on lobes as projections rather than branching apart

L

lobate

vsbilobate

• Specialized

8.9

Having rounded parts like a leaf

refers specifically to exactly two lobes not an unspecified number

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology