lobulate
Divided into lobes
Lobulate means having lobes or divided into lobes—rounded, projecting parts.
The term appears mainly in scientific contexts describing leaves, organs, or other structures with distinct rounded divisions: The liver is a lobulate organ.
Lobulated is more common in medical usage.
Having radiating lobes
- pinnateHaving paired lateral parts
- sinuateHaving wavy edges
- dentateHaving toothlike projections
- scallopedHaving rounded, wavelike edges
leaf · foliage · margin · blade · lamina · frond · foliate · cleft
Division into sections
- compartmentalizationDivision into distinct sections
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- divisionSplitting into parts
- modularMade of separable units
branched · structured · patterned · contoured · irregular · undulate · rounded · bulging
palmate
Having radiating lobes
scalloped · leaf · foliage · margin · blade · lamina · frond · foliate · cleft · parted
segmentation
Division into sections
- compartmentalizationDivision into distinct sections
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- divisionSplitting into parts
modular · branched · structured · patterned · contoured · irregular · undulate · rounded · bulging · protuberant
segmented
Divided into sections
- dividedSeparated into portions
- trilobedHaving three lobes
- subdividedSplit into smaller parts
partitioned · sectioned · hepatic · pulmonary · cerebral · glandular · organ · tissue · renal · thyroid
lobulateundivided
Not separated into parts
whole · simple · unpartitioned · unsegmented · uniform