Definition of "lacinia" in Englisch

noun

1. (botany) One of the narrow, jagged, irregular pieces or divisions which form a sort of fringe on the borders of the petals of some flowers.

2. (botany) A narrow, slender portion of the edge of a monophyllous calyx, or of any irregularly incised leaf.

3. (zoology) The posterior inner process of the stipes on the maxillae of insects.