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five-lobed

five-lobed

1 5.6
Having five parts like some leaves or organs
  • adjective
  • /ˈfaɪvˌloʊbd/
: de cinco lóbulos
  • Many trees in the park have distinct five-lobed leaves that change color in autumn.

Examples

  • The fan-shaped clusters of five-lobed dentate leaves looked an awful lot like marijuana.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The five-lobed leaf of the plant is easily recognizable in spring.

  • In the garden, the five-lobed flowers attracted a variety of pollinators.

Surface Forms

five-lobed positive

Morphology

five-lobed = five + lobed (transparent) = five + lobed + ed

The adjective is formed by combining the numeral 'five' with the adjective 'lobed' (lobe + -ed); this is a straightforward descriptive compound.

Etymology

Five-lobed is built from five ('five') and lobe (a 'rounded part', like an earlobe or a brain lobe). So it means 'having five' rounded parts or sections, as in some leaves or flowers.