What is "laciniae"

Lacinia \La*cin"i*a\, n.; pl. L. Lacini[ae]. [L., the lappet or flap of a garment.]

1. (Bot.)

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

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

2. (Zo["o]l.) The posterior, inner process of the stipes on the maxill[ae] of insects.

n. (plural of lacinia English)