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Definition of: laciniate
(lə·sin′ē·āt, -it) adjective
1. Bordered with fringe; fringed.
2. Bot. Slashed or cut irregularly into narrow lobes or segments; fringed; incised, as flower petals. Also la·cin′i·at′ed, la·cin′i·ose (-ōs). [<NL lacinia a slash in a leaf or petal (<L, a flap) + -ATE1]
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