lacinia

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One of the narrow, jagged, irregular pieces or divisions which form a sort of fringe on the borders of the petals of some flowers.

A narrow, slender portion of the edge of a monophyllous calyx, or of any irregularly incised leaf.

The posterior, inner process of the stipes on the maxillae of insects.

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The best-preserved of the temples are two very similar buildings traditionally attributed to the goddesses Juno Lacinia and Concordia (though archaeologists believe this attribution to be incorrect). Source: Internet

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