Lobe
Lobe (lōb) , noun
[French lobe, Greek lobo`s.]
(Botany) Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
(a)
(Botany) A rounded projection or division of a leaf.
(b)
(Botany) A membranous flap on the sides of the toes of certain birds, as the coot.
(c)
(Botany) A round projecting part of an organ, as of the liver, lungs, brain, etc. See Illust. of Brain.
(b)
(Botany) The projecting part of a cam wheel or of a non-circular gear wheel. — Gray
Collocations (1)
Lobe of the ear , the soft, fleshy prominence in which the human ear terminates below, also called the earlobe. See. Illust. of Ear.