SERRATED

serrate, serrated, saw-toothed, toothed, notched

(adjective) notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

serrated (not comparable)

Notched or cut like a saw.

Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections.

Synonyms

• (notched): jagged, serrate; see also notched

Verb

serrated

simple past tense and past participle of serrate

Anagrams

• arrested, de-arrest, dearrest, drearest, rastered, retrades, retreads, star-reed, treaders

Source: Wiktionary


Ser"rate, Ser"ra*ted, a. Etym: [L. serratus, fr. serra a saw; perhaps akin to secare to cut, E. saw a cutting instrument. Cf. Sierra.]

1. Notched on the edge, like a saw.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: Beset with teeth pointing forwards or upwards; as, serrate leaves. Doubly serrate, having small serratures upon the large ones, as the leaves of the elm.

– Serrate-ciliate, having fine hairs, like the eyelashes, on the serratures; -- said of a leaf.

– Serrate-dentate, having the serratures toothed.

SERRATE

Ser"rate, Ser"ra*ted, a. Etym: [L. serratus, fr. serra a saw; perhaps akin to secare to cut, E. saw a cutting instrument. Cf. Sierra.]

1. Notched on the edge, like a saw.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: Beset with teeth pointing forwards or upwards; as, serrate leaves. Doubly serrate, having small serratures upon the large ones, as the leaves of the elm.

– Serrate-ciliate, having fine hairs, like the eyelashes, on the serratures; -- said of a leaf.

– Serrate-dentate, having the serratures toothed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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