Lyrated
7 lettersadjectiverareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Shaped in the manner of a lyre, particularly of a leaf with a large rounded terminal lobe and progressively smaller lobes towards the base.
“The botanist noted that the specimen's leaves were lyrated, widening dramatically at the tip.”
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ly·rat·ed
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Wordle
Contains Y and ends in -ATED, a common past-participle pattern, though the LYRA- root is specialised
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The common -ATED ending is easy to complete and Y scores four points in this useful botanical term
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