1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Lacinia \La*cin"i*a\, n.; pl. L. {Lacini[ae]}. [L., the lappet or flap of a garment.] 1. (Bot.) (a) One of the narrow, jagged, irregular pieces or divisions which form a sort of fringe on the borders of the petals of some flowers. (b) A narrow, slender portion of the edge of a monophyllous calyx, or of any irregularly incised leaf. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) The posterior, inner process of the stipes on the maxill[ae] of insects. [1913 Webster] Laciniate
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