dissected

Thân thiện

The student examined the dissected leaf under a bright lamp.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having one or more incisions reaching nearly to the midrib: Used primarily in botany to describe a leaf that is deeply divided into lobes or segments, with the cuts extending close to the central vein (midrib).

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The dissected leaves of the fern create a delicate, lacy appearance.
  • Botanists identified the plant by its finely dissected foliage.

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Botanical Context: The term is most precise when describing leaf morphology. It implies a specific pattern of division, not just any irregular tearing.
  • The species is characterized by its palmately dissected leaves, where the lobes radiate from a single point.

Variants and Related Words

• Dissect (verb): To cut apart or analyze in minute detail.
  • The students will dissect a flower to study its parts.
• Dissection (noun): The act of dissecting or a detailed analysis.
  • The dissection of the argument revealed its flaws.

Synonyms

• Divided: Separated into parts.
• Lobed: Having rounded projections.
• Parted: Separated, often used for leaves split nearly to the base.
• Cleft: Split or divided.

Antonyms

• Entire: Having a smooth, uninterrupted margin (used for leaves).
• Simple: Not divided into separate parts (used for leaves).

Related Phrases/Idioms

• None directly from the adjective "dissected". The related verb "dissect" is used in phrases like:
  • To dissect an argument: To analyze it in great detail.

    • The professor dissected the poem line by line.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having one or more incisions reaching nearly to the midrib

Từ đồng nghĩa

• cleft