Laciniatus
/la-sin-ee-AH-tus/🏷️ Taxonomy●●● Advanced
Also known as: laciniata, laciniatum
A leaf or petal epithet describing a surface that is deeply and irregularly cut into narrow, strap-like or jagged segments — as if slashed with a knife. It implies a more irregular, fringe-like dissection than the orderly pinnatifdus. Appears as laciniatus (masculine), laciniata (feminine), or laciniatum (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin laciniatus, meaning "fringed" or "torn into strips," from lacinia (a flap, fringe, or lappet of a garment).
Example
“Sambucus nigra 'Laciniata' (fern-leaved elder) and Fagus sylvatica 'Laciniata' (cut-leaved beech) have the characteristically finely slashed, fern-like foliage this epithet promises.”