The Jubulaceae have a leaf whose lobule, usually transformed into a water-sac, is normally very narrowly attached to the stem and to the dorsal lobe; indeed some Frullania taxa reproduce vegetatively by dropping the dorsal lobes, but not the lobules, and Neohattoria has caducous lobules but persistent lobes.
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lobule — [ lɔbyl ] n. m. • 1690; de lobe ♦ Anat. 1 ♦ Petit lobe. Lobules du cerveau. Lobule de l oreille. 2 ♦ Unité structurelle et fonctionnelle (d un organe). Lobules hépatiques (du foie), pulmonaires (du poumon). ● lobule nom masculin (latin lobulus)… … Encyclopédie Universelle
lobulé — lobule [ lɔbyl ] n. m. • 1690; de lobe ♦ Anat. 1 ♦ Petit lobe. Lobules du cerveau. Lobule de l oreille. 2 ♦ Unité structurelle et fonctionnelle (d un organe). Lobules hépatiques (du foie), pulmonaires (du poumon). ● lobule nom masculin ( … Encyclopédie Universelle
Lobule — Lob ule, n. [Cf. F. lobule, dim. of lobe. See {Lobe}.] A small lobe; a subdivision of a lobe. [1913 Webster] {Lobule of the ear}. (Anat.) Same as {Lobe of the ear}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lobulé — lobulé, ée (lo bu lé, lée) adj. Terme d histoire naturelle. Qui est divisé en lobules … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
lobule — [läb′yo͞ol΄] n. [ModL lobulus, dim.] 1. a small lobe 2. a subdivision of a lobe lobular [läb′yo͞o lər] adj. lobulate [läb′yo͞olāt΄] adj … English World dictionary
lobule — A small lobe or subdivision of a lobe. SYN: lobulus [TA]. ala central l. [TA] SYN: wing of central l.. SYN: pars inferior alae lobuli centralis [TA], pars superior ali lobuli centralis [TA]. ansiform l. comprises the greater part of the … Medical dictionary
lobule — n. a subdivision of a part or organ that can be distinguished from the whole by boundaries, such as septa, that are visible with or without a microscope. For example, the lobule of the liver is a structural and functional unit seen in cross… … The new mediacal dictionary
lobule — (lo bu l ) s. m. 1° Terme d histoire naturelle. Petit lobe. Les lobes se divisent en une multitude de lobules. Terme d anatomie. Lobules du cerveau, voy. lobe. Terme de botanique. Rudiment de feuille qui, dans les plantes monocotylédones … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Lobule of the ear — Lobule Lob ule, n. [Cf. F. lobule, dim. of lobe. See {Lobe}.] A small lobe; a subdivision of a lobe. [1913 Webster] {Lobule of the ear}. (Anat.) Same as {Lobe of the ear}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lobule adipeux — ● Lobule adipeux petit amas de cellules que présente fréquemment le tissu graisseux … Encyclopédie Universelle
