Meaning & use

lobed leaf

noun·Academic

A leaf with a shape divided into rounded or pointed sections, or lobes, along its edge.

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Oak trees are easy to identify by their deeply lobed leaves.

The maple's lobed leaf turns bright red before falling in autumn.

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A botanical term used to classify leaf shapes; compare with "simple" leaves, which have a single unbroken edge.

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