lyrate

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Etymology

From New Latin lyrātus, from lyra (“lyre”). By surface analysis, lyre + -ate.

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