lacerate
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Floret; Incomplete flower; Urceolate; Coriaceous; Conflorescence; Utricle (fruit); Midrib; Caespitose; Corious; Nom. inval.; Botanical terms; Lauroide; Olim (botany); Glossary of botany; Glossary of botany terms; Lauroid; Hypocarpium; Calyculus; List of botanical terms; Drip tip; Opera utique oppressa; Opus utique oppressum; Opus utique oppr.; Costa (botany); Cilia (botany); Drip-tip; Ortet; Biloculate; Acaulescent; Perigonium; Pluriflor; Runcinatus; Decussant; Botanical terminology; Elliptic (leaf); Decumbent; Nomen invalidum; Anatropous; Histeranthous; Hysteranthous; Canaliculated; Campanulate; Infundibulorm; Lacerate; Declinate; Florets; Entire margin; Acute (botany); Entire (botany); Pinna (botany); Foliate; Pistillate flower; Pistillate flowers; Lenticular (botany); Ascending (botany); Beak (botany); Funnel-shaped; Funnelform; Truss (botany); Nerve (botany); Axillary (botany); Appressed; Oblique (botany); Cespitose; Scabrous; Spathulate; Crisped; Appendiculate; Bisulcate; Subglobose; Tricuspidate; Attenuation (botany); Geophilous; Aphananthous; Semaphylls; Pendulous; Papillose; Verticillate; Midvein; Runcinate leaf; Amplexicaul leaf; Decompound leaf; Erose leaf; Nom inval.; Papillate; Semipapillate; Umbo (botany); Apophysis (botany); Erose; Cupuliform; Brevideciduous; Ovate (botany); Stellate (botany); Scabrid; Chartaceous; Trigonous; Dichotomous branching; Dichotomous branches; Scapose; Cirrhose; Haplostemonous; Obdiplostemonous; Caulescent; Exserted; Calcarate; Rostellate; Chasmophyte; Globose (botany); Epicalyx; Wing (botany); Scarious; Vitta (botany); Abaxial (botany); Adaxial (botany); Lamina (botany); Glossary of plant terms; Reflexed (botany); Hypocrateriform; Fissure (botany); Striate (botany); Synanthous; Distal (botany); Gamophyllous; Digitiform; Ray (botany); Spicate; Bullate; Filiform (botany); Cylindrical (botany); Lamella (botany); Intramarginal; Unipapillose
['las?re?t]
¦ verb tear or deeply cut (the flesh or skin).
Derivatives
laceration noun
Origin
ME: from L. lacerat-, lacerare 'mangle', from lacer 'torn'.