"lorate" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more lorate [comparative], most lorate [superlative]
Etymology: From botanical New Latin lōrātus (“thong-shaped, strap-shaped”), from lōrum (“thong, strap”) + -ātus (“-ate”); compare Classical Latin lōrātus (“attached with thongs”). Equivalent to Latin lōrum + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la-new|lōrātus|t=thong-shaped, strap-shaped}} New Latin lōrātus (“thong-shaped, strap-shaped”), {{af|la|lōrum|-ātus|nocat=1|t1=thong, strap|t2=-ate}} lōrum (“thong, strap”) + -ātus (“-ate”), {{af|en|la:lōrum|-ate|id2=adjective|pos2=adjective-forming suffix}} Latin lōrum + -ate (adjective-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-adj}} lorate (comparative more lorate, superlative most lorate)
  1. (botany, of leaves) Having the form of a thong or strap. Synonyms: ligulate
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