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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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