LACINIA

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

One of the narrow, jagged, irregular pieces or divisions which form a sort of fringe on the borders of the petals of some flowers.

2.
n.

A narrow, slender portion of the edge of a monophyllous calyx, or of any irregularly incised leaf.

3.
n.

The posterior, inner process of the stipes on the maxillæ of insects.