DENTICULATE

denticulate

(adjective) having a very finely toothed margin

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

denticulate (not comparable)

(botany, zoology) Finely dentate, as a leaf edge; bearing many small toothlike structures.

(architecture) Having dentils or denticules

Noun

denticulate (plural denticulates)

A denticulated object

Source: Wiktionary


Den*tic"u*late, Den*tic"u*la`ted, a. Etym: [L. denticulatus, fr. denticulus. See Denticle.]

Definition: Furnished with denticles; notched into little toothlike projections; as, a denticulate leaf of calyx.

– Den*tic"u*late*ly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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