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For example the near-Earth asteroids 25142 Itokawa, which was visited by the first Japanese Hayabusa mission in 2005, and 4149 Toutatis that was encountered by China's Chang'e 2 in 2012, are both bi-lobed.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
19 June 2026 Plants grow as long vines, with curly tendrils and large, lobed leaves.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
31 May 2026 Deeply cut, 5-lobed leaves create a dense mound below the flowers.—
Judy Nauseef,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 May 2026 Native to Oklahoma, the leaves are deeply lobed, resistant to leaf scorch, and tolerant of high pH soils.—
Special To The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
1 May 2026 Sassafras, present in southern Michigan, varies from yellow to deep red in the fall and can have three-lobed or mitten-shaped leaves.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
14 Oct. 2025 The lift distribution is multi-lobed, which relies on several smaller contributions to lift instead of one large one, which helps avoid sharp pressure jumps.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Aug. 2025