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lobe

16 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. lobe (noun)
  2. electric lobes (noun plural but singular or plural in constructrion)
  3. crescentic lobe (noun)
  4. external lobe (noun)
  5. frontal lobe (noun)
  6. jugal lobe (noun)
  7. marginal convolution (noun)
  8. occipital lobe (noun)
  9. olfactory lobe (noun)
  10. optic lobe (noun)
  11. oral lobe (noun)
  12. orbital lobe (noun)
  13. parietal lobe (noun)
  14. pyriform lobe (noun)
  15. semilunar lobe (noun)
  16. temporal lobe (noun)

lobe

noun \ˈlōb\

Definition of LOBE

: a curved or rounded projection or division; specifically : a usually somewhat rounded projection or division of a bodily organ or part
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Examples of LOBE

  1. the frontal lobe of the brain

Origin of LOBE

Middle French, from Late Latin lobus, from Greek lobos
First Known Use: 1541

Rhymes with LOBE

daube, Dobe, globe, Job, probe, robe, strobe

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