lobule
/ˈlɑb.jul/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.58 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Diminutive of lobe:
noun
Diminutive of lobe:
noun
Diminutive of lobe:
Example Sentences
- "The Jubulaceae have a leaf whose lobule, usually transformed into a water-sac, is normally very narrowly attached to the stem and to the dorsal lobe; indeed some Frullania taxa reproduce vegetatively by dropping the dorsal lobes, but not the lobules, and Neohattoria has caducous lobules but persistent lobes."
Etymology
Etymology tree English lobe Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlom, *-dʰlom Latin -ulader. Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulusder. ▲ Latin -ulader. ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-tlom Proto-Italic *-klom? ▲ Proto-Italic *-elos? Latin -ulumder. French -uleder. English -ule English lobule From lobe + -ule (diminutive suffix).
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈlɑb.jul/
- British English: /ˈlɒb.juːl/
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.