scallop, crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle
(noun) one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
crenation (countable and uncountable, plural crenations)
(biology) The contraction of, or formation of abnormal notchings around, the edges of a cell after exposure to a hypertonic solution, due to the loss of water through osmosis, especially noticeable in red blood cells.
(botany) A rounded tooth on the edge of a leaf.
The condition of being crenate.
• container, cotarnine, narcotine
Source: Wiktionary
Cre*na"tion (kr-n"shn), n.
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A rounded tooth on the edge of a leaf.
2. The condition of being crenate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 January 2025
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
