lobing

English

Etymology

lobe +‎ -ing

Noun

lobing (plural lobings)

1. A rounded projection; a lobe.
   • 1919, MacIver Percival, The Glass Collector: A Guide to Old English Glass, page 31:

     The decoration found on the stems are perpendicular ribbings, ordinary rounded mouldings, and perpendicular lobings.

   • 1976, Edred John Henry Corner, The Seeds of Dicotyledons, page 119:

     Nevertheless there are curious points to be investigated in the earlier stages of development, such as the vascular supply and the chalazal lobings.

Anagrams

• Boglin, Boling, GOBLin, globin, goblin