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Lyrate Definition & Meaning

lyrate
adjective
  1. (of a leaf shape) having curvature suggestive of a lyre

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What does lyrate mean?
(of a leaf shape) having curvature suggestive of a lyre
What part of speech is lyrate?
Lyrate is an adjective.

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