: having lobes
palmately lobed leaves

Examples of lobed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The telltale signs of the plant are compound leaves of three (although there can be more), red stems, and rounded or toothed lobed margins (indented leaf edges). Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2024 The species is related to the American Coot, which has curious lobed toes that help it to both swim and walk. Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2024 Tall flower spikes that rise from lobed green foliage attract hummingbirds to the garden. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2024 It is deeply lobed with oak-like leaves and showy, white summer flowers. Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2024 The trail is a palimpsest of their giant, pancake-round tracks and the lobed pads of hyenas or toes of civets. Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2024 But with higher, sub-microliter resolution, neuroscientists should get a detailed look at the functional organization of groups of neurons in the cerebral cortex—the lobed upper areas of the brain—especially in layers or columns, said Dumoulin. IEEE Spectrum, 12 Dec. 2023 The faster maturing pumpkins are fully colored in 90 to 100 days, while some, like the deeply lobed 'Musquee De Provence' pumpkin, take up to 125 days to mature. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2023 Our brains are two-lobed and bilaterally symmetrical, and they’re located in our heads. Kate Golembiewski, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2022

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Word History

Etymology

lobe + -ed entry 1

First Known Use

1756, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lobed was in 1756

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Cite this Entry

“Lobed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lobed. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

Medical Definition

lobed

adjective
: having lobes
cells with lobed nuclei
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