Definitions for lacustrineləˈkʌs trɪn

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

la•cus•trineləˈkʌs trɪn(adj.)

  1. of, pertaining to, living in, or growing in lakes.

  2. formed at the bottom or along the shore of lakes:

    lacustrine geological deposits.

    Category: Geology

Origin of lacustrine:

1820–30; < It lacustr(e) of lakes (formed from L lacus lake, with suffix of palūster marshy)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. lacustrine(adj)

    of or relating to or living near lakes

Wiktionary

  1. lacustrine(Adjective)

    Of or relating to lakes.

  2. Origin: From lacus.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Lacustrine(adj)

    found in, or pertaining to, lakes or ponds, or growing in them; as, lacustrine flowers


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