lobule

Etymology

From lobe + -ule (diminutive suffix).

noun

  1. Diminutive of lobe">lobe:
    1. (anatomy) A small lobe">lobe; a subdivision of a lobe">lobe.
    2. (botany) In liverworts with bilobed leaves, the smaller of the two lobes, sometimes modified to form a sac.

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