lorate

== English == === 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). === Adjective === lorate (comparative more lorate, superlative most lorate) (botany, of leaves) Having the form of a thong or strap. Synonym: ligulate === References === “lorate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === latero-