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CRENATURE
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
Noun
crenature (plural crenatures)
(botany) A rounded tooth or notch of a crenate leaf, or any part that is crenate; a crenelle.
The state of being crenated or notched.
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Source: Wiktionary
Cren"a*ture (krn"-tr or kr"n-; 135), n.
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A rounded tooth or notch of a crenate leaf, or any part that is crenate; -- called also crenelle.
2. The state of being crenated or notched.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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