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Maxilla vs Lacinia - What's the difference?

maxilla | lacinia |

As nouns the difference between maxilla and lacinia

is that maxilla is either of the two bones that together form the upper jaw while lacinia is one of the narrow, jagged, irregular pieces or divisions which form a sort of fringe on the borders of the petals of some flowers.

maxilla

English

(wikipedia maxilla)

Noun

  • Either of the two bones that together form the upper jaw.
  • Arachnid mouthpart

    • Synonyms

    * jawbone * maxillary bone * (Arachnid mouthpart) endite

    Derived terms

    * maxillar * maxillary * maxillectomy * maxilliferous * maxilliform * maxillo- * maxillotomy

    lacinia

    English

    Noun

    (laciniae)
  • (botany) One of the narrow, jagged, irregular pieces or divisions which form a sort of fringe on the borders of the petals of some flowers.
  • (botany) A narrow, slender portion of the edge of a monophyllous calyx, or of any irregularly incised leaf.
  • (zoology) The posterior inner process of the stipes on the maxillae of insects.
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