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Definition of "lacinia" [la•cin•i•a]

  • A slash, as in a leaf or petal. (noun)
  • The apex of the insect maxilla. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "lacinia" in a sentence
  • "Maecenas sollicitudin lacinia dolor vel vestibulum."
  • "Lobes: of the maxilla; see galea (outer) and lacinia (inner): of the mentum in Coleoptera, are the lateral expansions shielding the base of the central organs."
  • "Mala maxillae: the globes of maxilla; outer or galea, inner or lacinia; where only one is present, the term refers to that one."