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Webster 1913 Edition
Lobe
Lobe
(lōb)
, Noun.
[F.
lobe
, Gr. λοβός
.] Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
; as: (a)
(Bot.)
A rounded projection or division of a leaf.
Gray.
(b)
(Zool.)
A membranous flap on the sides of the toes of certain birds, as the coot.
(c)
(Anat.)
A round projecting part of an organ, as of the liver, lungs, brain, etc. See Illust. of
Brain
. (b)
(Mach.)
The projecting part of a cam wheel or of a non-circular gear wheel.
Webster 1828 Edition
Lobe
LOBE
,Noun.
1.
A part or division of the lungs, liver, &c.2.
The lower soft part of the ear.3.
A division of a simple leaf.4.
The cotyledon or placenta of a seed.